Trump taps ex-Rep. D’Esposito as Labor Department watchdog
President Trump tapped former Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-N.Y.) to be the Department of Labor’s (DOL) inspector general on ...
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Unemployment claims in New York increased last week
Initial filings for unemployment benefits in New York rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to 15, ...
Plug Power to lay off 261 workers in New York due to economic reasons
According to a notice filed with the New York State Department of Labor, Plug Power, Inc., a manufacturing company based in ...
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Roosevelt Hotel to lay off most of its workers
The Roosevelt Hotel, once the symbol of New York City’s migrant crisis, is laying off nearly all of its employees as the city ...
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NY lawmakers consider dramatic changes to construction wage rates
ALBANY — Lawmakers in Albany are proposing to dissolve a Labor Department board created three years ago ... president of Associated Builders and Contractors of New York. A group of trade groups sent a ...
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Proposed New York law would expand prevailing wage requirements
Under the legislation, private projects receiving at least 20% in public funding would fall under set pay standards.
New York women must work 53 extra days to match men's earnings as pay gap persists
A report compiled by State Comptroller Thomas Dinapoli found women in New York earned 87 cents on the dollar compared to men.