Lobbying showdown over the future of student loans

By Danielle Knight

Sallie Mae's plan to retain their majority share of the student loan industry? Lobbyists

Lost letter: How government fails to deliver on worker safety

By Chris Hamby

Persistent hazards at a top U.S. employer underscore regulators’ mixed message — and inconsistent tactics

Inside Countrywide, a ‘counseling meeting’ then termination

By Michael Hudson

Whistleblower suffers cancer, then termination from employment

Excerpts from this story referencing "Department of Labor":

"… both rationales were made up.She filed a whistleblower claim with the U.S. Department of Labor under the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley corporate reform law, then tried to move her …"

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Deaths at ‘model workplaces’ missing from list of federal overseers

By Chris Hamby

OSHA unaware of some deaths at 'model workplaces'

Whistleblowers ignored, punished by lenders, dozens of former employees say

By Michael Hudson

Former mortgage company employees say fraud was widespread in industry

Excerpts from this story referencing "Department of Labor":

"… fraud. Their stories were disclosed in whistleblower claims with the U.S. Department of Labor, court documents or interviews with iWatch News.“We did our jobs. W …"

Pain persists for the jobless, like the unemployed father who removed his son's braces with a pliers

By John Aloysius Farrell

Jobless rate improves but suffering continues for the working poor
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IMPACT: Agency task force conducting ‘top-to-bottom review’ of ‘model workplaces’ program

By Chris Hamby

A federal task force is conducting a “top-to-bottom review” of a program that exempts “model workplaces” from regular safety inspections.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Department of Labor":

"… ram that exempts “model workplaces” from regular safety inspections, a Department of Labor official confirmed this week.The review is focusing in part on “legitima …"

Gingrich's health center was power player in a host of Washington policy debates

By Fred Schulte and Joe Eaton

Gingrich's Center for Health Transformation was power player on host of issues

Excerpts from this story referencing "Department of Labor":

"… tt, then the center’s project director, testified in Sept. 2006 before a Department of Labor advisory council on the benefits of health information technology. He urge …"

Government can't keep up with information requests

By The Associated Press

Obama administration responded to more requests than ever in 2011, but still lags behind

Plan to cut benefits for injured federal workers stirs concern

By Jim Morris

A move to cut benefits for injured federal workers upsets union officials — and some members of Congress

Excerpts from this story referencing "Department of Labor":

"… ver. At a Senate hearing last July, Gary Steinberg, acting director of the Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, recommended that “all cl …"

"… were 90 or older. “This abuse may extend across the government where the Department of Labor regularly pays benefits to employees in their 70s, 80s, 90s, and even 100s …"

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