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Vivek Wadhwa Vivek Wadhwa is a columnist at Foreign Policy, a distinguished fellow at Harvard Law School’s Labor and Worklife Program, and the co-author of From Incremental to Exponential: How Large Companies Can See the Future and Rethink Innovation. Twitter: @wadhwa

State and local prosecutors across the United States are increasingly bringing criminal charges against employers who violate their workers’ rights by stealing wages or providing unsafe work environments, says a new report from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), a progressive, Washington DC-based think-tank. “This is happening now in large part because worker organisations – like unions and advocacy groups – have pushed for it in many instances. This is happening now also because we h...

The White House April 23 said that President Joe Biden has announced the nominations of six individuals for key administration posts, including Indian American Rajesh Nayak. Nayak was named as the nominee for assistant secretary for policy in the Department of Labor, the White House said in a news release. Nayak is currently serving as a senior adviser at the United States Department of Labor. He previously spent seven years at the labor department in the Obama-Biden administration, serving in ...

First Lady Jill Biden Shines Light on Military Spouse Employment From:   Catonsville, MD | April 27, 2021. Recently First Lady Jill Biden announced renewed support of Joining Forces, a White House initiative to support military and veteran families that she began with then-...

Regulatory Agencies The President’s choice of a former Obama administration official to serve as the top policy director at the Department of Labor signals the advent of a progressive regulatory agenda.  Currently serving as a Senior Advisor, Rajesh Nayak was nominated by Biden on April 23 to serve as Assistant Secretary for Policy at the Department of Labor, where, if confirmed, he would help develop and advance policymaking priorities of the Biden administration’s DOL, in...

WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve in his Administration: Donald Remy, Nominee for Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs Miriam Delphin-Rittmon, Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, Department of Health and Human Services Solomon Greene, Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban Development Helaine Greenfeld, Nominee for Assistant A...

The White House WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve in his Administration: Donald Remy, Nominee for Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs Miriam Delphin-Rittmon, Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, Department of Health and Human Services Solomon Greene, Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban Development Helaine Greenfeld, Nominee...