The federal agency tasked with combating workplace discrimination is about to get a Republican majority for the first time in a decade, inspiring relief among employers and anxiety among workers rights advocates.

By granting caregiver leave automatically to women but not to men, JP Morgan is violating the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which bans sex discrimination in employment, the plaintiff's lawyers say.

House Republicans passed a measure that would allow companies to offer employees compensatory time rather than time-and-a-half pay. The bill passed on a largely party-line vote of 229 to 197.

Voters took to the polls in November and approved big hikes in four states minimum wages: Washington State, Colorado, Maine and Arizona.

Overtime was one of several issues on which the labor chief criticized Donald Trump, who drew a larger share of the union vote than any Republican since Ronald Reagan.

'Unlike Andy Puzder, Alexander Acostas nomination deserves serious consideration,' AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka says.

Andrew Puzder withdrew his nomination for the Department of Labor, and now President Trump is thinking about who could take the reins.

About 1.1 million people are now waiting for SSDI benefits decisions.