Sam Hananel

September 30, 2009 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick has agreed to repay at least $416,000 that he is accused of illegally withdrawing from a pension plan.The Labor Department said Wednesday the payment settles a lawsuit against Vick for making transfers from the plan sponsored by a celebrity marketing company he once owned.

By SAM HANANEL

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September 30, 2009 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - The Justice Department on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to let a federal labor board continue working even though three of its five seats are vacant.The National Labor Relations Board, which resolves conflicts between unions and management, has worked with three vacancies for nearly two years because of political wrangling in the Senate.

By SAM HANANEL

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February 01, 2013 | Daily Report Online

The company behind the popular Path social networking service agreed to pay $800,000 to settle federal charges that it illegally collected personal information from cellphones without the knowledge or consent of its customers, the government said Friday.

By Sam Hananel

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May 09, 2008 | Daily Report Online

By SAM HANANEL

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May 18, 2010 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - A group of U.S. airlines filed a lawsuit Monday to stop the Obama administration from enforcing a new rule making it easier for unions to organize workers at airlines and railroads.The Air Transport Association - the industry's main trade group - claims the rule violates federal law and reverses a decades-old system that kept labor disputes from hindering commerce.

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March 23, 2009 | Daily Report Online

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February 11, 2010 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - The Labor Department moved Thursday to reverse Bush administration rules that made it easier for farmers to hire temporary foreign workers to help pick their crops.The new regulations will increase wages and offer greater job safety protections for thousands of foreign farm workers hired each year. The rules also require growers to make a greater effort to fill those jobs with domestic workers.

By SAM HANANEL

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May 10, 2010 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - Labor unions will have an easier time organizing workers at U.S. airline and railroad companies after the Obama administration on Monday changed a 76-year-old rule on union elections.The change is a major victory for unions that have struggled to reverse years of decline in membership. And it's the most significant so far in a string of White House moves designed to boost organized labor.

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December 10, 2008 | Daily Report Online

By SAM HANANEL

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December 05, 2012 | Daily Report Online

A federal appeals court heard arguments Wednesday in a case that considers whether President Barack Obama violated the Constitution earlier this year when he bypassed the Senate to fill vacancies in his administration.

By Sam Hananel

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