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Acting Secretary Sonderling statement on May jobs report

Acting Secretary Sonderling statement on May jobs report WASHINGTON – Acting Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling issued the following statement regarding the May 2026 Employment Situation Report:“President Trump and this Administration once again produced the best month of job creation since taking office, demolishing economists’ expectations. This Administration is proving the cynics wrong and American workers, families, and businesses are winning.The May Jobs Report overperformed on every level, adding 172,000 jobs and marking the third consecutive month of positive payroll growth. Thanks to President Trump, manufacturing jobs are up 25,000 in 2026 and construction jobs have increased by 71,000 since he took office – a true testament to this Administration’s priorities.Under the President’s leadership, American workers are seeing benefits in real time: rising wages, increased affordability, and over 903,000 private sector jobs added. The Department of Labor remains committe...

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Federal court approves order for Succasunna landscaper to pay $400K in back wages, damages to 32 workers denied overtime wages

Federal court approves order for Succasunna landscaper to pay $400K in back wages, damages to 32 workers denied overtime wages SUCCASUNNA, NJ – A federal court has approved a consent judgment ordering a Succasunna landscaping company and its owner to pay $400,000 in back wages and damages after the U.S. Department of Labor found the employer denied 32 of its workers the overtime pay they earned. The court’s action follows an investigation by the department’s Wage and Hour Division that determined Fullerton Landscapes LLC – operating as Fullerton Landscape Architects – and owner Douglas B. Fullerton failed to pay 32 employees time-and-a-half for hours over 40 in a workweek, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Following litigation by the department’s Office of the Solicitor, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey ordered the company and its owner to pay a total of $200,000 in overtime back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages to the affected...

A N.Y.C. Plaza Rises Over Train Tracks

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Drake Looks for Love, Repeatedly, and 9 More New Songs

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Overlooked No More: William B. Gould, Escaped Slave and Civil War Diarist

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Fast-Tracked Bill Stokes Fears of Private Development in 1,200-Acre Park

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Is Avalanche Defenseman Cale Makar the Stephen Curry of Hockey?

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