Rebecca Rainey
@RebeccaARainey
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writing about labor law @labor_attorneys | past @blaw @politico | a nobody from nowhere | RT ≠ endorsement | #merrillmade
Washington, DC
Joined February 2014
More employer groups are challenging the constitutionality of #OSHA. I covered a similar lawsuit 3 years ago that resulted in 2 fed courts backing OSHA and the Supreme Court declining to overturn their decisions. https://t.co/xvsNBM9agr
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Two produce industry trade groups in Texas have filed a lawsuit claiming the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration's legal authority to adopt rules regulating workplace safety is...
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OK but this is the genuine big news in today's release: "Effective with the release of January 2026 data, the establishment survey will change the birth-death model by incorporating current sample information each month."
Finally, some data! U.S. employers added 119,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.4 percent. Data: https://t.co/6lorYRBLe6 Live coverage: https://t.co/kcppgUKXQ5
#jobsday
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Daniel Aronowitz, Wayne Palmer, David Keeling, Julie Hocker, David Castillo, Jonathan Berry, and Andrew Rogers officially on board at the Labor Department:
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Workers take steps to unionize at four D.C. music venues, including 9:30 Club
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Staff members at the Anthem, Lincoln Theatre, the Atlantis and the 9:30 Club presented petitions to production company I.M.P. on Monday. They criticized conditions and wages at the locations.
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Some bittersweet personal news: today is my last day at Bloomberg Law! More details on my next adventure tk but I won’t be far from the labor and employment world ;)
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Stop overpaying for compute. Haiku 4.5 is punching way above its weight class - wicked fast, codes as well as the giants, and is actually usable today. See why it's our new daily driver in the full Brokk Power Ranking:
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Never in a million years when I wrote my "Perversion of Justice" series seven years ago @miamiherald seven years ago did I think this would happen. (thread) https://t.co/AnA6wfh4SZ
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Former labor secretary Alexander Acosta was a federal prosecutor who worked on a lenient plea agreement with Jeffrey Epstein. He testified before the House Oversight Committee about that case.
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Labor Department staffers who took DOGE’s “Fork in the Road” offer earlier this year have returned to the agency as full-time workers after collecting their full pay and benefits for months without performing their job duties.
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Staffers who opted into the Trump administration’s deferred resignation program, voluntarily taking paid administrative leave with the expectation of leaving their jobs, are returning to the US Labor...
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.@VP and @SecretaryLCD tour Hatch Stamping Company’s precision metal stamping facility in Howell, Michigan
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Lisa Murkowski, a Republican on the Senate committee that is slated to hold a confirmation hearing for the next commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, has “extreme reservations” about President Donald Trump’s nominee. https://t.co/MSsfUu5SIo
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New detail on those furniture tariffs: A WH official tells me these will be imposed as part of the ongoing 232 probe into lumber and timber imports, which covers derivative products. So not a new concern for the industry — but shows Trump is serious about imposing new duties.
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Others: What are your hobbies? Me: I love coming home and being at home and sitting inside my home and staying home.
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Had a lot of fun talking about the tipped minimum wage and legal battles over side work with @BLaw's Uncommon Law: https://t.co/z9G5raCBD6
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The Supreme Court overturned the Chevron doctrine, but what has that meant for federal regulations? In this episode of UnCommon Law: the consequences of the Loper Bright decision and whether it...
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How does this compare to a normal night? Monday 2 weeks ago MPD recovered 7 guns. Last Saturday Aug 2, MPD recovered 11 guns.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says that last night 850 officers and agents patrolled DC last night. They made 23 arrests. She says the arrests were for: -homicide -firearms offenses -possession with intent to distribute narcotics -fare evasion -lewd acts -stalking
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EJ Antoni, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, has suggested suspending the agency’s monthly jobs reports and publishing only quarterly numbers until issues with data collection are corrected. https://t.co/rd4xDPwSV8
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EJ Antoni, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, has suggested suspending the agency’s monthly jobs reports and publishing only quarterly numbers until issues with...
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The share of working moms with young children has tumbled this year with return-to-office measures and government layoffs. Economists worry that labor force departures could indicate a longer term setback for women.
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Working mothers are leaving the workforce in large numbers due to return-to-office policies and caregiving responsibilities.
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NOTHING TO SEE HERE, GUYS - possible +300% soon ! Just a random microcap, NextNRG ($NXXT), casually mentioned by Forbes in the same breath as Amazon ($AMZN) and Kroger ($KR). According to Forbes, NextNRG (NXXT) already provides fueling services and trucking support for Amazon
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John Clune, an attorney representing objectors to the settlement, said it should fail because only about 10% of back pay is distributed among women, even though nearly half of D-I student-athletes are women. Alexia Massoud reports: https://t.co/C34p0UEKtd
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A Division I women’s soccer player heading into law school saw a potential Title IX problem in the NCAA’s $2.8 billion antitrust deal, so she gathered other female athletes and went to court to...
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“So 100% tariff on all chips and semiconductors coming into the United States,” the President said in the Oval just now. “But if you've made a commitment to build, or if you're in the process of building, as many are, there is no tariff.”
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Trump on firing the BLS commissioner: “I believe the numbers were phony, just like they were before the election. And there were other times. So you know what I did? I fired her. And you know what? I did the right thing.”
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I agree wholeheartedly with @POTUS that our jobs numbers must be fair, accurate, and never manipulated for political purposes. A recent string of major revisions have come to light and raised concerns about decisions being made by the Biden-appointed Labor Commissioner. I
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Revisions for May and June were larger than normal. May was revised down by 125k, from +144k to +19k and the change for June was revised down by 133k, from +147k to +14k. Employment in May and June combined is 258k lower than previously reported.
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Our average cost per month for CrowdHealth hit its lowest EVER in 2025!!! $140.42/month for singles <55 (down 13% vs '24) $225.83/month for singles 55+ (down 17% vs '24) $476.25/month for families of 4 (down 11% vs '24) If you are looking for an affordable alternative to health
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