Senator Jeff Sessions (R., Ala.), the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, delivered a speech on the Senate floor Wednesday evening about Senate Democrats’ refusal to support legislation to block the president’s proposed executive actions on immigration policy, and

Federal job training programs are stuck in time This summer, Congress enacted the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), which governs the $3 billion or so spent each year by the federal government on job training. Secretary of Labor Thomas

Some people have a myriad of recurring nightmares about being publicly embarrassed, such as rising to give a speech and realizing you know nothing about the topic — then realizing you’re naked. You might be surprised to learn though, that

I was in Seattle, Washington, recently, to congratulate union and community organizers who helped Seattle enact the first $15 per hour minimum wage in the country. Other cities and states should follow Seattle’s example. Contrary to the dire predictions of

Workers at big hotels in Los Angeles have won one of the highest minimum wages in the United States after a campaign by unions and civil rights groups. The city council voted on Wednesday night to establish a minimum hourly

California Gov. Jerry Brown on Sunday signed a bill that gives California some of the country’s farthest-reaching protections for temporary workers. Above, Brown speaks during a portrait unveiling ceremony at the State Capitol on Sept. 8. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) California

The nation’s economy is slowly recovering from the Great Recession. Economic activity is growing modestly and the labor numbers — both job creation and unemployment — are gradually moving in the right direction. However, Americans who have been out of

A report released Monday says Los Angeles County now has more high-tech sector jobs than other well-known tech centers, including Santa Clara County (the heart of Silicon Valley), the Boston-Cambridge area, and the five boroughs of New York City. The Los Angeles

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