New rules protect pregnant workers, but red states sue over abortion provisions
Republican AGs say the rules support abortions in states where they’re illegal.
By Anna Claire Vollers - May 22, 2024Republican AGs say the rules support abortions in states where they’re illegal.
By Anna Claire Vollers - May 22, 2024The law requires certain employers to offer 'reasonable accommodations' to employees in the workplace for medical conditions related to the entire period from pregnancy to postpartum recovery.
By 19th News - June 28, 2023Raising wages has already proven to be widely supported and reasonable around the country — and not just in major cities or liberal-heavy states.
By TAI Contributor - October 28, 2022Unemployment rates have held steadily for months at the lowest marks since before the pandemic.
By Associated Press - July 30, 2022‘I would hope that the corporation making record profits would recognize that the workers doing the work are the ones generating the revenue,’ said a worker at a GM facility in Bedford, Indiana.
By Associated Press - May 30, 2022‘You’ve got a lot of first- and second-generation immigrant folks that are kind of left high and dry by these non-daily room cleaning requirements,’ said Hawaii Democratic state Rep. Sonny Ganaden.
By Associated Press - May 29, 2022The U.S. economy is expected to grow by nearly 8% between 2020 and 2022 — ‘a direct effect’ of the American Rescue Plan, according to a new report.
By Nick Vachon - December 14, 2021Under the Trump policy, immigrant spouses suffered considerable visa processing delays, forcing many to lose their employment or take unpaid leave.
By Amy Lieu - May 06, 2021So much for being the ‘workers’ party.’
By Donna Provencher - April 15, 2021‘We should be mindful to protect religious liberty,’ Idaho Rep. Russ Fulcher said.
By Donna Provencher - March 24, 2021The White House says it strongly supports the Protecting the Right to Organize Act.
By Donna Provencher - March 09, 2021Experts disagree on whether a COVID-19 surge is looming — but agree that opening indoor dining at 100% capacity is a danger to employees and patrons either way.
By Donna Provencher - March 08, 2021By narrowing the definition of ’employee,’ Republicans would leave a lot of American workers without labor protections.
By Donna Provencher - March 02, 2021One of the measures would lift hundreds of thousands out of poverty.
By Amy Lieu - February 09, 2021A group of labor advocates has filed suit to compel the state to actually protect workers in the middle of a pandemic.
By Amy Lieu - December 11, 2020The chair of the Federal Salary Council says ‘as a matter of conscience’ he ‘can no longer serve’ Trump and his administration.
By Josh Israel - October 26, 2020Trump can’t help himself when it comes to gutting protections for federal workers.
By Tana Ganeva - October 23, 2020Black and Latinx communities will be hit the hardest, as they make up a large portion of the essential workers in the country.
By Emily Singer - July 30, 2020The strike continues an ongoing global reckoning on race and police brutality.
By Associated Press - July 20, 2020‘Corporate power is a threat to racial justice.’
By Associated Press - July 12, 2020LGBTQ advocacy groups say the decision could harm the labor rights of teachers at religious schools.
By Casey Quinlan - July 08, 2020Coronavirus cases have more than quadrupled in the month since Trump told employees to return to their jobs.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 29, 2020Extensive guidance issued last month by OSHA and the CDC is not mandatory.
By Associated Press - May 23, 2020‘We are frontline workers too.’
By Tavleen Tarrant - May 13, 2020One health official said that the risks to employees ‘is going to increase the more people are working.’
By Associated Press - May 13, 2020Paul said there’s a ‘silver lining’ when it comes to the major virus outbreaks at meat plants across the country.
By Emily Singer - May 12, 2020HHS Secretary Alex Azar blamed workers at meatpacking plants for virus transmission the CDC says results from conditions at the plants.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 07, 2020The COVID-19 pandemic is bringing the marginalization of direct care workers to light.
By Amy Lyons - April 29, 2020Republican officials begged Donald Trump to use his authority to keep plants open during a health crisis.
By Dan Desai Martin - April 29, 2020Business lobbyists are trying to secure legal protections from Congress to ensure that companies aren’t held liable for coronavirus-related damages when they reopen.
By Emily Singer - April 21, 2020