Tag: Julie Su
Union Reps OK to Accompany OSHA Inspections
A new Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rule will allow union reps to accompany agency inspections of worksites even if said worksite is non-union. On a media call Thursday afternoon, Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Doug Parker said...
The New Fed Contractor Rule is Great! …But Doesn’t Go Far Enough, Says the LA Times
Sometimes alternate realities are fun. A good movie, an engrossing sci-fi book, thinking ever so briefly what you will do with all that money when the lottery ticket you just bought wins. Harmless escapism and, to be blunt, something...
Opposition to Su Federal Freelance Rule Grows: Kiley, Cassidy Introduce Bill to Stop
In January, the Department of Labor, headed by Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su of California pandemic fraud/AB 5 infamy, proposed a federal rule that would gut freelance and gig workers right to remain freelancers and gig workers. The rule,...
Another $170 Million – EDD Faces Fed Debt Interest Hike
On January 1, the interest rate the federal government is charging the state on its more than $20 billion unemployment insurance trust fund debt rose from 1.68% to 2.61%. At first blush, that doesn’t look like too much and the...
Senate Committee Advances Biden’s Labor Secretary Nominee Julie Su
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) committee voted today 11 to 10 to advance Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su’s re-nomination to the post permanently to the full senate. The committee met behind closed doors to take an...
‘Acting’ Labor Secretary Julie Su Behind Closed Doors
Julie Su’s quest to edit the word “acting” from her title as Secretary of Labor will continue Tuesday, with the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee holding a meeting on her recent re-nomination to the position. Unlike the...