Bush 'Missing in Action' on Worker Protection, Podesta Group Charges

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has been "missing in action" under the Bush Administration and has looked the other way in the face of safety problems and a growing crisis over worker misclassification and off-the-books payments, a think tank run by top Barack Obama adviser John Podesta said Monday.The Center for American Progress (CAP) Action Fund issued two reports Monday alleging lax enforcement of worker protection laws and an explosion of federal contracts involving firms cited for safety and wage violations.The reports were released in conjunction with a three-hour meeting of state of...