Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Washington dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 7,200 in the week ending January 11, down from 10,729 the week before, the Labor Department said.

More than 100 farmworkers and their supporters traveled to Olympia from the state’s rural counties Tuesday to lobby lawmakers for more protections against unfair labor practices.

Senate Bill 5023 seeks to resolve longstanding discriminatory labor policies. Advocates note that nannies, housekeepers, gardeners and caregivers offer crucial support to families and help keep homes running.

U.S. President Donald Trump has installed new acting heads at three key federal labor agencies, the first step in what is expected to be a major overhaul of Biden-era policies.

The U.S. Department of Labor said it entered an agreement with JBS USA in which the meatpacker will provide $4 million to assist individuals and communities affected by unlawful child labor practices nationwide.

JSB and Perdue Farms agreed to settlements of $4 million each, while QSA, which employed 54 children, will pay $400,000.

The Labor Department’s Employee Benefits Security Administration recovered nearly $1.4 billion in direct payment to plans, participants and beneficiaries in fiscal year 2024, the agency announced in a recent fact sheet.

President Donald Trump revoked dozens of executive orders put into place by his predecessor, Joe Biden, implemented a federal hiring freeze and ordered government workers back to the office as part of the first tranche of official actions he’s signed since retaking office.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has banned imports from another tranche of companies over alleged human rights abuses involving the Uyghurs in China, targeting more than 30 textile, mining and solar entities, a federal government notice published on Tuesday said.

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OLYMPIA, Wash. — A bill that would extend unemployment benefits to workers who go on strike was up for a public hearing in the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee on Tuesday.

Nearly 145,000 federal government workers in Virginia woke up to a new reality on Tuesday, the day after President Donald Trump issued federal orders demanding that they return to their offices and show loyalty to his new administration’s policies.