RSSWage initiative stymies labor nominee
From: The Washington Times | August 28, 2009
President Obama’s nominee for the Labor Department’s top law enforcement job created a first-of-its-kind program in New York that deputized unions and advocacy groups to visit private businesses and report wage violations to the government, an initiative that has raised concerns holding up her appointment. M. Patricia Smith told senators vetting her appointment to be the Labor Department’s solicitor that her “wage watch” pilot program in New York was created over the past year to “engage groups to help us with education” and not to let the private groups conduct labor investigations. But internal memos obtained by Republican aides on …
Wage initiative stymies labor nominee
From: The Washington Times | August 28, 2009
President Obama’s nominee for the Labor Department’s top law enforcement job created a first-of-its-kind program in New York that deputized unions and advocacy groups to visit private businesses and report wage violations to the government, an initiative that has raised concerns holding up her appointment. M. Patricia Smith told senators vetting her appointment to be the Labor Department’s solicitor that her “wage watch” pilot program in New York was created over the past year to “engage groups to help us with education” and not to let the private groups conduct labor investigations. But internal memos obtained by Republican aides on …
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