Department of Labor – California Globe

An End to Volunteer Firefighting?

June 24, 2024 1:27 pmJune 24, 2024 1:27 pm

A proposed federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) rule would devastate volunteer emergency service organizations nationwide, say a group of Congress members. Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) chairs the House Committee on Education and the Workforce and joined two dozen...

Su Ignores Subpoena, Congress Irked

March 13, 2024 8:41 pmMarch 13, 2024 8:41 pm

Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su has ignored a Congressional subpoena issued last November and the electeds that issued the subpoena really want to know why. For more than a year, the House Education and the Workforce Committee has been trying...

Julie Su Sued Over Freelancer Rule

January 17, 2024 3:34 pmJanuary 17, 2024 5:04 pm

The new federal rule Julie Su’s Department of Labor issued last week regarding freelance workers now has its first direct legal challenge, with the Pacific Legal Foundation yesterday filing a suit calling the new rule arbitrary, capricious, and, in fact,...

She Can Stay: GAO Says Julie Su Can Be ‘Acting’ Labor Secretary Indefinitely

September 21, 2023 5:10 pmSeptember 25, 2023 5:49 pm

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) said today that Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su can remain in the position as “acting” secretary for as long as President Biden wants her to stay. “As the Deputy Secretary of Labor, Ms. Su...

Really – I Mean It – Please Go!

September 6, 2023 2:04 pmSeptember 6, 2023 2:04 pm

In an effort to dislodge Julie Su from the federal body politic, Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy introduced a bill today that would end her time as “Acting” Secretary of Labor next month. In other words, it seems Cassidy – the...

GAO Reviewing Su’s Secretary Status

July 17, 2023 5:17 pmJuly 17, 2023 5:25 pm

The federal General Accountability Office (GAO) has begun a review of the legal status of Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su’s continuance in the position. In other words, the GAO will determine exactly how long Su – whose nomination for...

Truckers to POTUS: Withdraw DOL Nominee Julie Su

June 23, 2023 6:50 amJune 23, 2023 6:57 am

Thursday two starkly contrasting messages were sent about the stalled confirmation of Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su, California’s failed former Labor and Workforce Development Agency Secretary. It’s the independent truckers versus Lorena Gonzalez. The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association sent a...