Department of Labor

Friday Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced that Alabama’s wage and salary employment measured 2,042,400 in June, a ten-year high. The last time it measured at or above this level was in December 2007, when it measured 2,045,800. This is the largest number of Alabamians working since before the Great Recession. “Wage and … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced Friday that Alabama’s preliminary seasonally adjusted November unemployment rate set a new record low of 3.5 percent, down from October’s previous record-setting rate of 3.6 percent, and well below November 2016’s rate of 6.2 percent. November’s rate represents 75,807 unemployed persons, also a new … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, November 29, 2016, US Representative Terri Sewell (D-Selma) congratulated UAB for receiving an America’s promise grant. The grant will fund the Innovate Birmingham Consortium, a regional workforce partnership to establish a sustainable pipeline of talent for Birmingham’s growing IT sector. Congresswoman Sewell “Innovate Birmingham’s consortium partners are among … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, November 22, 2016, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking a regulation by the outgoing Barack H. Obama administration that would have resulted in employers having to pay overtime to millions of mostly white collar employees. Alabama was … Continued

By Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-1) Despite Alabama’s growth in manufacturing, agriculture remains the top industry in the state, as well as the top industry right here in Alabama’s First Congressional District. The economic impact of agriculture in our state is over $70 billion. Here in Southwest Alabama, over 102,000 jobs are connected to agriculture and … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, April 6, US Representative Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) issued a written statement in response to the new “fiduciary rule” released by the Department of Labor earlier that day. Rep. Byrne said, “Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle reached out to the Department of Labor for … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter United States Senator Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama issued a statement following his sponsorship of new bipartisan legislation protecting American farmers from regulatory overreach by the federal government. The Preserving America’s Family Farm Act would prevent the Department of Labor (DOL) from unilaterally imposing controversial new rules which would … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama’s senior U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama, addressed Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis and the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor/HHS) Wednesday on the Department of Labor Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Proposal.  Senator Shelby is the ranking member of … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), along with 28 other senators, has formally asked U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis to withdraw new Department of Labor rules which they say threaten America’s ability to train the next generation of farmers and ranchers. The new rules “Child Labor Regulations, Orders and Statements … Continued