ANALYSIS: How our health care system cripples small business

By Wendell Potter

Small business innovation is being stifled by a health care system that send our 'best and brightest' to large corporations

Excerpts from this story referencing "Department of Labor":

"… inequitable health care system is at least partly to blame. Last week the Department of Labor delivered dismal news about job growth in the U.S.  Far fewer jobs we …"

Professional advice

By Alexander Cohen

State parties spend hundreds of millions on consulting

Excerpts from this story referencing "Department of Labor":

"… als at several of the top firms studied: Frank Greer of GMMB worked at the Department of Labor during the Carter Administration while his partner Jim Margolis coordinate …"

OSHA’s laissez-faire attitude

By The Center for Public Integrity

Since 2001, funding cuts at OSHA have been mirrored by a drop in the enforcement budget for the agency

Excerpts from this story referencing "Department of Labor":

"… in OSHA,” regarding oversight enforcement. When reached for a comment, a Department of Labor spokeswoman responded that “[OSHA] has achieved the lowest injury, illne …"

"… cess away from OSHA scientists and give its control to policymakers at the Department of Labor. The Washington Post editorialized that the move represented a last-minute …"

"… y to regulate workplace dangers. The administration also proposes that the Department of Labor be forced to seek more public comment before adopting any new rules on wor …"

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Oversight collapse leads to mine safety issues

By The Center for Public Integrity

Failures of mine safety oversight body blamed for fatal disasters

Excerpts from this story referencing "Department of Labor":

"… rescue workers were killed. Investigations conducted by both MSHA and the Department of Labor later illuminated what went wrong at Crandall Canyon, and painted a distur …"

"… ause BLM is part of the Department of the Interior and MSHA is part of the Department of Labor, MSHA never knew about BLM’s concerns until after the accident. A 2008 r …"

"… e operator and the engineers involved in the Crandall Canyon disaster. The Department of Labor press office did not respond to a request for comment, but in July Secreta …"

A failure of whistleblower protection

By The Center for Public Integrity

Whistleblowers are left open to retaliation despite new laws to protect them

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"… ompany for acting as a whistleblower. Despite these strong provisions, the Department of Labor has ruled in favor of whistleblowers who claimed to be retaliated against …"

Academy for Educational Development

By Devin Varsalona

Academy for Educational Development's partnership with the U.S. government allowed them to distribute $11 million of funds

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"… enlisted the help of several federal departments.According to Kaplan, the Department of Labor was appropriated $10 million to work with ministries of labor around the w …"

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Mortgage industry whistleblower wins case against Bank of America

By Michael Hudson

Government awards mortgage whistleblower $930,000, job reinstatement

Radiation panel fairness questioned

Ailing Cold War veterans say compensation program biased

Excerpts from this story referencing "Department of Labor":

"… feeling that the board was being activist … very worker supportive. [The Department of Labor] was supposedly unhappy that they were having to pay out too much money, a …"

"… ny obstructions being created. We get ignored when we talk to NIOSH or the Department of Labor. They try to discourage you, they treat you rudely, they make you feel lik …"

Countrywide protected fraudsters by silencing whistleblowers, say former employees

By Michael Hudson

Exclusive interview with a high-ranking Bank of America whistleblower reveals corruption that led to the financial collapse

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"… employees had been punished for doing the right thing. Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor ruled that Bank of America had illegally fired her as payback for exposing …"

Mortgage industry tanks, fraud continues at Countrywide

By Michael Hudson

As the mortgage industry melted down, fraud investigator kept up the pressure, soon lost her job

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