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14 Nov, 2008 8:54 am
... blog that styles itself as "Inside Politics for Political Insiders." The headline refers to Rep. George Miller, the Democratic chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee. Miller says no thanks to idea of becoming Obama's Secretary of Labor. Miller has represented the East Bay area since 1975. There seem to be a lot more leaks from the Obama transition team than there were from the
campaign, which may be a reflection that it is a ...
25 Feb 1:51 am
After a nearly two month delay, the Senate yesterday confirmed Hilda Solis, 51, as Secretary of Labor
in a 80 to 17 vote. Solis, a Democratic Congresswoman from California was sworn in last night and is expected to start work immediately. Solis's nomination was the most drawn out of
that of any Obama appointee. Her nomination cleared the Senate only after the Republican leadership dropped its
22 Nov 1:54 pm
... big law firms, but mid-size firms are faring better. Bankruptcy, litigation, family law, personal injury law, and labor and employment law
are still going strong, which is consistent with The Paralegal Voice's "New Hiring Trends in the Paralegal World" ... for one legal secretary
to support two or three lawyers," Veale says. Law clerks have done better than legal secretaries during this recession since they can add value on both the administrative and
financial side, according to Veale, as they can ...
13 Nov 1:52 pm
... would accomplish these goals. As Secretary Napolitano pointed out, the American people support comprehensive immigration reform, and the
debate we are about to engage in is not the same old debate. Law enforcement, labor, business, faith, and community ... practical solutions. We
have a new Congress, with leaders who also promised change and progress to the American people. The Secretary's speech today was an important
moment, but it was just the opening bell. It's now time for Congress and the ...
11 Feb 9:35 pm
... Solis, the California Congresswoman who has had to go by "President Obama's pick for Secretary of Labor" for a good two months now, just got one step closer ... initiaves as the Employee Free Choice or Ledbetter Acts if confirmed. According to reports by
labor committee spokesman (by way of Reuters), two Republican Senators - Tom Coburn (OK) ... some Republican Senators may be campaigning... THE
NEW LEADERS | Meet Hilda Solis, Secretary of Labor Barack Obama has named Congresswoman Hilda Solis
his pick ...
24 Feb 9:21 am
... for some time now it has been clear that this would happen. What is new "news" is the appointment of Seth Harris as the Deputy Secretary of
Labor. According to a Chicago Sun-Times story announcing a number of sub-cabinet level appointments including Harris, here ... a member of the
National Advisory Commission on Workplace Flexibility. He served as the Chair of Obama for America's Labor, Employment, and Workplace Policy
Committee and a Co-Chair of its Disability Policy Committee. During the Clinton ...
24 Feb 3:32 pm
... her affiliation with pro-union groups conveniently ignores the fact that, as head of the Department of Labor, Ms. Solis will have a lot
more to do with unemployment statistics than any ... chance to find out. Related Posts: Solis Clears Panel - New Sec. of Labor Before
President's Day? Hilda Solis, the California Congresswoman who has had ... some Republican Senators may be campaigning... THE NEW LEADERS | Meet Hilda Solis, Secretary of Labor Barack Obama has named Congresswoman Hilda Solis his pick ...
19 Dec, 2008 3:18 am
Although Connecticut's own Rep. Rosa DeLauro was rumored to be on the short list for a Secretary of Labor post, reports Thursday evening suggest that Rep. Hilda Solis - a Democrat from California - has been tapped for that position. ... sums it up here: Ms.
Solis has championed a bill, called the Employee Free Choice Act, that is the No. 1 priority of organized labor because it would make it far
easier to unionize workers. The business community bitterly opposes the bill. She is the only member of ...
19 Mar 8:44 am
... of the Order or would impair the ability of the Government to procure goods or services on an economical or efficient basis, the Secretary
may exempt a contracting department or agency or group of departments or agencies from the requirements of any or all of the ... Contracts and Labor and Employment attorneys will continue to monitor the resulting rules and regulations from the Secretary of
Labor and the FAR Council, and will update this Blog with any significant developments. Authored by: Emily ...
18 Dec, 2006 6:48 am
... from pursuing this action. I would also like to thank the Federal Trade Commission, the departments of Agriculture and Labor the Social
Security administration , and the District Attorney from Cache and Weld counties for their participation. I would ... One question I have, as you look at each of the facilities, what
percentage of the workforce were illegal immigrants - Assistant Secretary Myers: Well, our initial review of the I-9s established that
approximately 30 percent of the I-9s we reviewed ...
27 May, 2008 7:00 pm
... the Secretary in any court of competent jurisdiction, in which litigation the Secretary shall be
represented by the Solicitor of Labor; or `(C) ordered by the court, in an action brought for a violation of section 15(a)(4) or a repeated or
willful violation ... and collecting such penalties, in accordance with the provision of section 2 of the Act entitled `An Act to authorize the Department of Labor to make special statistical studies upon payment of the cost thereof and for other purposes' (29 U ...
29 May, 2008 10:56 am
... do not intend to bring the appointment of Robert Jones back to the Rules Committee. He is the Deputy Secretary for Policy and Enforcement
in the Labor and Workforce Development Agency. We had two weeks of hearings on his appointment which ... management by intimidation leave me no
option but oppose his appointment. Record of Gubernatorial Appointments to Key Positions Labor and Workforce Development Agency Director of
Department of Industrial Relations was vacant for three and a half years until John ...
5 Dec, 2008 12:44 pm
... the headline, The 5 best jobs Obama has yet to fill I was curious whether Secretary of Labor
would make it, and somewhat surprised to find it did. Politico has their ... openly gay Cabinet member. For more on Maxwell check out Mary Beth Maxwell for Labor Sec? from the American Prospect and Union Activist Mary Beth Maxwell on List for ... likely fit. I don't know if Maria Echaveste has any particular
labor expertise or backing or is just a well known Hispanic. Given that there has been considerable ...
25 Feb 7:23 am
... that "California Rep. Hilda Solis won confirmation Tuesday as President Barack Obama's labor secretary, giving the agency a decidedly pro-worker tilt after years of business-friendly leadership under ... Solis is a union proponent as described by John
Phillips of The Word on Employment Law in his post Hilda Solis, Secretary of Labor Nominee - Say,
"Union Yes". At her confirmation hearing, Secretary Solis avoided being drawn into a fight over matters such as the Employee Free Choice Act
a/k/a the ' ...
2 Aug 8:54 pm
... Act reauthorization Act (TVPRA) was established in 200, then revised by Congress in 2005, at which time it was mandated that the Department of Labor (DOL) establish a list of products which where made by various forms of human trafficking/modern slavery, including child labor. ... list finally makes it's way into our hands as consumers, and concerned citizens? e-mail the new Secretary
of Labor, Hilda Solis to release the list and correct the errors of the past four years, demand that the American ...
1 Sep, 2008 5:32 am
... believe that Matthew Maguire, a machinist, not Peter McGuire, founded the holiday. Recent research seems to support the contention that Matthew Maguire, later the secretary of Local 344 of the International Association of Machinists in Paterson, N.J., proposed the holiday in 1882 while serving as secretary of the Central Labor Union in New York. What is clear is that the Central Labor Union adopted a Labor Day proposal and appointed a ...
3 Sep 1:46 pm
... unions and many state and federal elected officials, including House of Representatives members Jan Schakowsky and Danny Davis. Secretary
Solis spoke about her early life in California and her upbringing by her union member parents. Previous to her nomination for this post, Secretary Solis served eight years as a United States Congresswoman from the 32d District in California. She was appointed to Secretary of Labor by President Obama and confirmed by the Senate on February 24, 2009.
19 Dec, 2008 3:47 pm
... California Representative Hilda Solis as his administration's Secretary of Labor, the
cabinet-level position that oversees the Department of Labor. John Sweeney, head of the AFL-CIO (a coalition ... Solis has been a champion of
the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), which labor unions have made their #1 legislative priority for 2009. The EFCA would ... come as a
surprise: President-Elect Obama has voiced his support for EFCA and other pro-employee legislation, and was expected to select a like-minded labor ...
20 Jan, 2007 5:22 am
... Relation must be settled through deliberation of the involved parties. In this regard, prior to conducting a strike, a negotitation among Labor Union and the Company is mandatory. For the purpose of legal-evidentiary formalities, a sealed notes of meeting of the above ... , (c) reasons and
causes of the strike; and (d) signature of the chairman and secretary and/or each of chairmans and secretaries of the labor union responsible for the strike. If the strike is not performed in such procedure, the ...
7 Apr 11:20 pm
... 10 complaints lodged by its undercover agents with the WHD were mishandled and: . . . that the Department of Labor has left thousands of
actual victims of wage theft who sought federal government ... instead. In another case involving over 50 minors being used for illegal child labor, the GAO found that the WHD waited over a year after the complaint had been ... steal workers' wages with impunity, and that has to change." The new
U.S. Secretary of Labor, Hilda Solis, certainly has her work cut out for her ...
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