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Hilda Solis has been tapped to be Barack Obama's Secretary of labor. As Bloomberg.com reports: Solis, 51, is a four-term member of Congress with an extensive record on environmental issues. Her legislative accomplishments include spearheading a bill to provide workers with training for "green-collar" employment. Such initiatives are a hallmark of Obama's plan to address the country's energy needs and create new jobs. Obama has promised to press an ambitious labor agenda to strengthen ...

... begin investigating three cases-a delay of nearly 5, 4, and 2 months, respectively. Newly-minted Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis has released a response, outlining her plans for the investigative unit. The text of the DOL press release is below. WASHINGTON - Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today issued the following statement: "I take the issues raised by the Government Accountability Office investigation regarding past Wage and Hour Division ...

... and business groups expressed concern. The New York Times sums it up here: Ms. Solis has championed a bill, called the Employee Free Choice Act, that is the No. 1 priority ... the prospect of having Representative Hilda Solis as our nation's next labor secretary," said John J. Sweeney, president of the A.F.L.-C.I.O. "We're ... for all working families." Labor leaders say they are very pleased that Ms. Solis joined them in opposing the Central American Free Trade Agreement as well as the pending trade ...

Hilda Solis was confirmed as Secretary of Labor this week. After a bumpy confirmation process in which her nomination was held up by questions about her role as a lobbyist for the Free Choice Act while also serving in Congress, she was approved overwhelmingly by the Senate. Unions are happy with Solis, who served on the Board of American Rights at Work, a non-profit, union-funded lobbying organization whose purpose is to garner for the Free Choice ...

... story, Dems to introduce controversial card check bill 'soon'. Secretary of Labor Designate Hilda Solis finally gets a committee vote today. Her nomination has been stalled by ... at Work, a labor advocacy group which has been lobbying for the EFCA. Representative Solis has been a board member and treasurer of the group. The problem arises because it ... today. USA Today stories about tax liens on her husband's business are the latest. See Solis Vote Postponed After Husband's Tax Liens Revealed at TPM.

Jul 6: In the U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, Case No. 08-5799. In this case Petitioner Scott Howard, a miner, sought a writ of mandamus from the court directing the Secretary of Labor to promulgate lower limits for the amount of dust and silica in the air in mines. The Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 authorizes the Secretary to promulgate mandatory air quality standards for U.S. mines. The Secretary has not promulgated new standards for dust and silica since 1980. Howard ...

... is back in the news. Yesterday, President Obama's nominee for his administration's Secretary of Labor, Hilda L. Solis, was confirmed by the Senate. Secretary Solis was a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act when she was serving as a congresswoman from California. (See our prior post on Secretary Solis here.) Today was also a big day for EFCA-watchers. Economists organized by the Economic Policy Institute, a progressive think tank, signed a ...

... low-wage worker estimates a loss of $2,634 a year--a theft of wages equaling fifteen percent. Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis discussed the findings with the New York Times, stating that this disregard of federal labor standards was inexcusable--that these laws are, "designed to protect the neediest among us." Solis is staffing over 250 additional investigators to get to the bottom of the wage-and-hour issue. She claimed that the Department of ...

... resulting in $30,538 in overtime back wages paid to 67 employees. "The Department of Labor is a voice for working families, and I am committed to ensuring that employers comply with federal labor laws so workers can have confidence they will receive the compensation they've earned and deserve," said Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis.

... services, job search allowances, relocation allowances and various types of income support. "These certifications mark the beginning of a new era of opportunity for service workers who lose their jobs as a result of direct foreign competition," said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. "Workers covered under TAA are offered the employment and training services needed to upgrade existing skills or pursue new careers in growing ...