McDonald’s franchises fined for child labor violations Federal officials say two 10-year-olds are among the 300 children who worked at a McDonald’s restaurants in Kentucky with no or little pay The Independent UK · May 3, 2023
Firm that hired kids to clean meat plants keeps losing work The slaughterhouse cleaning company that was found to be employing more than 100 children to help sanitize dangerous razor-sharp cutting equipment has continued to lose contracts with the major meat producers since the investigation became public last fall The Independent UK · May 1, 2023
US recurring jobless claims jump to highest since November 2021 Recurring U.S. unemployment benefit claims jumped to the highest level since November 2021, indicating some softening in the labor market. Tribune News Service · Apr 20, 2023
House attempt to override Biden comes up short WASHINGTON — House Republicans came up short in their effort to override the first veto of President Joe Biden’s presidency, meaning Labor Department regulations permitting consideration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in investing will stand. Tribune News Service · Mar 23, 2023
House attempt to override Biden comes up short - Roll Call A regulation allowing pension managers to weigh ESG factors will stand, after the House did not override Biden's veto. Roll Call · Mar 23, 2023
Biden vetoes Congressional Review Act resolution that aimed to block ESG retirement plan rule Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics. Ballotpedia · Mar 21, 2023
Biden’s first veto backs pension investments that consider social and environmental factors WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden issued the first veto of his presidency Monday, keeping in place a Labor Department regulation allowing retirement plans to consider environmental and social factors in their investment decisions. Tribune News Service · Mar 20, 2023
Biden issues first veto on anti-ESG investing legislation Conservative groups have derided ESG as "woke capitalism" and have set out to dismantle it. Axios · Mar 20, 2023
Biden issues first veto, defending Labor Dept. 'ESG' rule President Joe Biden has issued the first veto of his presidency as he seeks to block Republican-led efforts in Congress to overturn a Labor Department rule allowing retirement plans to consider environmental, social and governance factors when making investment decisions The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2023
Biden’s first veto backs pension investments in ESG - Roll Call President Joe Biden vetoed an attempt to block pension investment managers from weighing environmental and social justice factors. Roll Call · Mar 20, 2023
5 key takeaways from the February US jobs report The American job market has once again confounded expectations The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023
Congress rejects ESG in retirement plans Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics. Ballotpedia · Mar 7, 2023
The investing rule expected to force Biden's first veto Democratic Sens. Jon Tester and Joe Manchin bucked their own party and joined Republicans to pass the bill. Axios · Mar 2, 2023
How do you plan for retirement in the face of greater climate risks? Some say embracing ESG is the answer. Others say ESG is the problem. Fortune · Mar 2, 2023
Tribune News Service · Mar 2, 2023 Senate clears resolution to nullify rule forcing climate considerations in investing; Biden plans veto WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday cleared a resolution that would disapprove of a Labor Department rule allowing retirement plans to consider climate factors in their investment decisions, setting the stage for the first veto of President Joe Biden’s presidency.
Roll Call · Mar 1, 2023 Senate clears resolution to nullify 'ESG' rule; Biden plans veto - Roll Call President Biden is likely to veto his first piece of legislation, a resolution that would nullify a Labor Department investment rule.
Tribune News Service · Feb 28, 2023 Biden taps Julie Su to lead Labor Department WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he would nominate Julie Su, the deputy secretary of labor and the preferred choice of the Congressional Black Caucus, to become secretary of the Department of Labor.
Axios · Feb 28, 2023 Biden to nominate Julie Su to head Labor Department Su, a longtime workers' rights advocate, would be the administration's first Asian American cabinet-level secretary.
Ballotpedia · Feb 28, 2023 House to vote this week on Department of Labor’s ERISA/ESG rule Fox News reported on February 24 that the U.S. House will vote this week on a measure opposing the Labor Department’s rule allowing ESG consideration in ERISA-governed retirement funds:
Roll Call · Feb 28, 2023 Biden taps Su to lead Labor Department - Roll Call President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he would nominate Julie Su, the deputy secretary of Labor, to become Labor secretary.
Tribune News Service · Feb 24, 2023 Millions of US workers are still missing after the pandemic. Where did they go? Millions of workers are still missing from the U.S. labor force three years after COVID-19 surfaced, and economists are scratching their heads as to how big the gap actually is and where all these people went.
Ballotpedia · Feb 21, 2023 Economy and Society, February 21, 2023: Will Congress block Biden’s ESG retirement plan rule? Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.
The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2023 Meat plant cleaning service fined $1.5M for hiring minors The Department of Labor says one of the country’s largest cleaning services for food processing companies employed more than 100 children in dangerous jobs at 13 meatpacking plants across the country
WEKU · Feb 16, 2023 Labor Secretary Marty Walsh leaves Biden administration to lead NHL players' union Marty Walsh, who's led the Labor Department since March 2021, is leaving the Biden administration. Walsh has been named executive director of the NHL Players' Association.
Roll Call · Feb 16, 2023 Walsh confirms mid-March departure from Labor Department - Roll Call Labor Secretary Marty Walsh touted the department's achievements during his tenure as he told staff he would leave in mid-March.