Lawrence Ukenye

Washington, D.C., United States

Labor and Employment Reporter at POLITICO

labor and employment reporter @POLITICO. @TempleUniv alum. let’s go O’s. hit me up: [email protected]

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Articles

The worker-friendly provisions you missed in reconciliation

5 days ago | politico.com | Lawrence Ukenye

Senate Finance Chair Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) released his party's proposal for child care tax credits last week. | Andrew Harnik/Getty Images ICYMI: Republicans’ reconciliation package will likely have major implications for how employees and employers file for deductions and credits during tax season, with some provisions already creating high-profile internal disputes among GOP lawmakers.
The state of labor laws halfway through 2025

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Lawrence Ukenye

LABOR REPORT CARD: Even as federal labor legislation remains stalled, several states have raced to pass their own laws cracking down on child labor and supporting gig workers. As most legislatures wrap up business for the year, here’s what state lawmakers have accomplished. Portable benefits: Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill that established portable benefits accounts for independent contractors, allowing workers to easily transfer their benefits between employers.
Senate votes unanimously to eliminate federal taxes on tips

1 month ago | politico.com | Lawrence Ukenye
DOL faces deadline to defend ILAB cuts

1 month ago | politico.com | Lawrence Ukenye |Nick Niedzwiadek

WHAT’S AT STAKE: The Trump administration has until Thursday to submit its response to a lawsuit brought forth by several organizations against the Labor Department’s cuts to the Bureau of International Labor Affairs, an office within DOL tasked with improving labor conditions in U.S. supply chains overseas.
House GOP’s pension overhaul could hurt congressional staff

1 month ago | politico.com | Lawrence Ukenye
House Republicans' pension changes will save nearly $51B, CBO says

1 month ago | politico.com | Lawrence Ukenye
Oversight Committee advances pension benefit overhaul

1 month ago | politico.com | Lawrence Ukenye
Oversight Republicans to vote on changes to federal employee benefits

1 month ago | politico.com | Lawrence Ukenye
Unions launch coalition for housing affordability

2 months ago | politico.com | Lawrence Ukenye

FIRST IN SHIFT: The nation’s affordability crisis is prompting unions to band together to find ways to ensure their members have access to housing. A group led by the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, is launching a campaign dubbed “Housing for Us” to get President Donald Trump to commit to ensuring proceeds from the sale of two federally-controlled housing programs are allocated to housing programs for workers.
Displaced feds increasingly seek state, local jobs

2 months ago | politico.com | Lawrence Ukenye

FIRST IN POLITICO: Federal employees are still passionate about public service despite the onslaught of attacks they’ve faced from the Trump administration, according to data from Civic Match that was shared first with your host. However, they’re increasingly weighing their options outside of Washington.