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Dept. of Labor is not announcing worker safety violations
The New York Times reports that the Department of Labor has not publicized a single worker safety corporate fine since the inauguration of the President. Worker Safety Rules Are Among Those Under Fire in Trump Era, by Barry Meier And Danielle Ivory, New York Times (March 13, 2017). In a sharp break with the past, […]
To Help Consumers, DOL Removes Consumer Information
The Department of Labor (DOL) has deleted a blog post and a consumer FAQ that explained the benefits of a rule that requires financial advisers act in the best interest of their clients. Both the blog post and the FAQ explained the benefits of the “Conflict of Interest Rule.” The post on the U.S. Department […]
Blog posts scrubbed from U.S. Department of Labor Blog. Why?!
Here’s an oddity. On the Department of Labor’s blog, there was a post on september 6, 2016 titled “What is the ‘Real’ Unemployment Rate?” that described the “huge array of measures, which together provide a comprehensive picture of the state of job opportunities” in the US. As you’ll see if you click on that link, […]
Labor Does More With Less: 175 datasets, 1 API
Labor Does More With Less on Streaming Data, By Joseph Marks, NextGov (June 25, 2013).
When the White House directed agencies to make at least two data services available through a streaming process known as application programming interfaces in 2012, most tech and transparency savvy agencies focused on releasing as many APIs as they could. The Health and Human Services Department, for example, released 61 APIs connecting to 61 datasets. The Labor Department took a different tack, releasing 175 datasets through a single API.Continue reading
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