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Labor Dept's handling of whistleblower cases criticized by another watchdog

By Michael Hudson

A new watchdog report says the U.S. Labor Department often fails to properly investigate complaints by corporate workers who seek whistleblo

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"… covered by Sarbanes-Oxley protections. …"

"… gate complaints by corporate workers who seek whistleblower protection.The Labor Department inspector general’s report comes on the heels of the Governme …"

"… n 2 percent for workers seeking whistleblower status.The new report by the Labor Department’s internal watchdog looked at cases involving three key whist …"

Federal bureaucracy dismisses most Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower claims

By Michael Hudson

Whistleblower protections passed after the Enron accounting scandal have been largely gutted by the federal bureaucracy responsible for prot

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"… ndmark Sarbanes-Oxley corporate reform law in 2002, the U.S. Department of Labor has upheld 25 whistleblower claims under the law — and tossed out 1,066 …"

"… s argue that employees rarely win so-called “Sarbox” claims inside the Labor Department because their complaints are weak or involve “garden-variety …"

"… e “garden-variety” workplace disagreements. But Assistant Secretary of Labor David Michaels told the Center for Public Integrity that he has ordered a …"

"… r Public Integrity that he has ordered a “top to bottom” review of the Labor Department’s handling of Sarbox cases, as well as least 15 other whistle …"

Tom Harkin — Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

By Caitlin Ginley

Veteran Iowa Democrat Tom Harkin assumed the chairmanship of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee in 2009 following th

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"… ocrat Tom Harkin assumed the chairmanship of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee in 2009 following the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy. …"

"… ither will I.”Harkin is also chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, and is thus p …"

"… staff director for the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Labor, Heatlh, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, now presiden …"

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Election ’08: Disclosure

By Sarah Laskow

Sarah Palin is turning in her personal financial disclosure forms to the Federal Election Commission on Monday. Will the forms give the pund

Cloud of corruption around Democrats' union patron

By Charles Lewis

WASHINGTON, August 9, 2000 — As the Democratic National Convention gets under way in Los Angeles, the American Federation of State, County a

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"… no one seems to know the exact number. The union’s annual reports to the Labor Department have suspiciously listed the same membership figure for the pas …"

"… one of this information, of course, is in AFSCME’s annual reports to the Labor Department .Referring to McEntee and, in general, the unseemly extravaganc …"

U.S. agency insuring pensions needs bigger, more active board

By Julie Vorman

The three-member board of directors overseeing the federal corporation that insures traditional pensions of 44 million American workers is t

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"… tion’s board is made up of the secretaries of the Treasury, Commerce and Labor Departments.“The size of PBGC’s board also prevents the members from e …"

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OSHA too generous in cutting fines, watchdog says

By Julie Vorman

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration reduces virtually all proposed fines as an incentive for companies to fix workplace safety

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"… ductions may not have been merited, according to a new watchdog report.The Labor Department inspector general found that 98 percent of the 142,187 citation …"

DOE accused of violating federal hiring rules

By Julie Vorman

The U.S. Energy Department’s internal watchdog has referred to federal prosecutors hiring improprieties with a contractor worker who was pre

Kuwait contractor could be banned for security lapses

By Julie Vorman

A military contractor providing key services for U.S. soldiers in Kuwait should be banned from future contracts because some of its employee

Commerce Dept. export unit rebuilds staff

By Julie Vorman

Boosting U.S. exports is one way to help the economy and create jobs, but a Commerce Department unit that helps American companies expand ex

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"… very help (GAO)Minact, a contractor operating 10 Job Corps centers for the Labor Dept., did not meet safety and health requirements (OIG) …"

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