WASHINGTON – It's long been a conservative dream: shrinking the federal government. And on Friday, part of the dream came true: the Supreme Court tossed a 40-year principle that boosted the power of ...

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NEW YORK — The U.S. Department of Labor is aiming to rewrite or repeal more than 60 “obsolete” workplace regulations, ranging from minimum wage requirements for home health care workers and people ...

WASHINGTON – A Supreme Court that has tried to rein in what it views as regulatory overreach by executive branch agencies nonetheless declined to decide if Congress violated the Constitution when it ...

Photo contributed by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries The walk-behind trencher a 16-year-old boy was using to dig a channel for fence posts. He was injured so severely both of his ...

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The Labor Department has proposed rewriting or repealing more than 60 regulations it says are outdated or burdensome. Proposed rollbacks include wage protections, safety rules in mines, construction ...

After last-minute objections from state officials thwarted plans to implement protections for workers in hot warehouses and other indoor facilities, California’s workplace safety agency is trying ...