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RTE Quota Students Made To Do Menial Work, High Court Seeks Explanation
The court has now directed the School Education Secretary to file a detailed affidavit by March 11, explaining how children meant to be protected under the RTE Act allegedly ended up handling cement, sand and paint brushes instead of textbooks.
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Amazon Union Head, Others Meet US President Joe Biden to Discuss Unionisation Campaigns
Union heads from Amazon and other organisations met US President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh to discuss organisers’ efforts to form unions in their workplaces.
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Employers May Have To "Pay More" Amid Labour Shortage, Says Top US Official: Report
US employers especially in the service sector may have to raise wages as the economy adjusts to a labor shortage, but that would be a "good thing" for workers, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Wednesday.
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Epstein Paid Off Suspected Co-Conspirators To "Influence" Them: Reports
Jeffrey Epstein, the financier charged with sexually abusing young girls in a case that led to the resignation of the US labor secretary, was accused Friday of paying off possible co-conspirators to "influence" them, US media reported.
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New Alleged Victim Of US Billionaire Goes Public, Says "Was Raped At 15"
US President Donald Trump's labor secretary on Wednesday defended his handling of a secret plea deal he made with Jeffrey Epstein as another woman came forward to allege she was raped by the billionaire hedge fund manager.
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Arun Jaitley Raises H-1B Visa Issue With US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Told No Decision Yet
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley -strongly raised- the key H-1B visa issue in his meeting with US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in Washington DC today after US President Donald Trump, earlier this week, signed an executive order ordering a review of the policy by the departments of State, Justice, Labor and Homeland Security.
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Will Quit Business If Confirmed As US Labour Secretary: Andrew Puzder
US President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of labor has proposed avoiding conflicts of interest by resigning as CEO of his fast food empire, selling off hundreds of holdings and recusing himself from government decisions in which he has a financial interest, according to his ethics filings with the government.
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Donald Trump's Pick For Labor Secretary Admits To Employing Illegal Immigrant: Report
US President Donald Trump's choice to lead the Labor Department has admitted to employing an undocumented immigrant as a house cleaner, according to multiple media reports on a revelation that has derailed previous Cabinet nominees.
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Syrian Transition Would Have to Be Negotiated With Bashar al-Assad, Says John Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States would have to negotiate with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for a political transition in Syria and was exploring ways with other countries to pressure him into agreeing to talks.
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Barack Obama to nominate Tom Perez as next US Secretary of Labor
President Barack Obama on Monday will nominate Tom Perez, head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, as his next labor secretary, a White House official said.
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RTE Quota Students Made To Do Menial Work, High Court Seeks Explanation
The court has now directed the School Education Secretary to file a detailed affidavit by March 11, explaining how children meant to be protected under the RTE Act allegedly ended up handling cement, sand and paint brushes instead of textbooks.
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Amazon Union Head, Others Meet US President Joe Biden to Discuss Unionisation Campaigns
Union heads from Amazon and other organisations met US President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh to discuss organisers’ efforts to form unions in their workplaces.
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Employers May Have To "Pay More" Amid Labour Shortage, Says Top US Official: Report
US employers especially in the service sector may have to raise wages as the economy adjusts to a labor shortage, but that would be a "good thing" for workers, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Wednesday.
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Epstein Paid Off Suspected Co-Conspirators To "Influence" Them: Reports
Jeffrey Epstein, the financier charged with sexually abusing young girls in a case that led to the resignation of the US labor secretary, was accused Friday of paying off possible co-conspirators to "influence" them, US media reported.
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New Alleged Victim Of US Billionaire Goes Public, Says "Was Raped At 15"
US President Donald Trump's labor secretary on Wednesday defended his handling of a secret plea deal he made with Jeffrey Epstein as another woman came forward to allege she was raped by the billionaire hedge fund manager.
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Arun Jaitley Raises H-1B Visa Issue With US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Told No Decision Yet
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley -strongly raised- the key H-1B visa issue in his meeting with US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in Washington DC today after US President Donald Trump, earlier this week, signed an executive order ordering a review of the policy by the departments of State, Justice, Labor and Homeland Security.
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Will Quit Business If Confirmed As US Labour Secretary: Andrew Puzder
US President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of labor has proposed avoiding conflicts of interest by resigning as CEO of his fast food empire, selling off hundreds of holdings and recusing himself from government decisions in which he has a financial interest, according to his ethics filings with the government.
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Donald Trump's Pick For Labor Secretary Admits To Employing Illegal Immigrant: Report
US President Donald Trump's choice to lead the Labor Department has admitted to employing an undocumented immigrant as a house cleaner, according to multiple media reports on a revelation that has derailed previous Cabinet nominees.
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Syrian Transition Would Have to Be Negotiated With Bashar al-Assad, Says John Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States would have to negotiate with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for a political transition in Syria and was exploring ways with other countries to pressure him into agreeing to talks.
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Barack Obama to nominate Tom Perez as next US Secretary of Labor
President Barack Obama on Monday will nominate Tom Perez, head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, as his next labor secretary, a White House official said.
