then the federal department of labor came in and basically over rolled. ieve that we are compliant >> why did the department of labor step into this? essentially, build a bear is violating the law because they are not paying the child that is building the bear. >> exactly. just like bill the bear is receiving a profit, we are receiving a profit. it is a similar analogy. we would have to say that those children are employees of build a bear, which, of course, they are not. the supreme court just says that when you apply the fair labor standard act, you have to look at thh economic realities of the whole situation. the economic reality of our business is it is moms using their personal time to benefit their families. they are working for themselves. they are not our employees. >> it became successful because the customers like the way you do business. we hear from the government. >> it really is. it feels like an overregulation that hurts moms like me to want to use their personal time to benefit their families. we've elected the department of labor does not

we launched our academy this year with the help of funding from the department of labor. we received as many of you might know $500 million to launch an entry-level workers. we are finishing our graduation this summer. we have a fairly diverse number of folks and the average sill i skill set is just above the high school. and in addition we added a hospitality sector due to the increase in hospitality and tourism and our disability employment initiative is in full gear for folks on a a multitude of disabilities. we continued our third year we do a procurement process. we applied that as of april of this year. we had 51 agencies apply the total dollar amount is lifting .8 million down from the previous years. some of our other initiatives mandatory local hiring requirement going from 25 percent to thirty percent. we issued our annual report as well. everything is going positive in terms of local higher implementation. we're currently in the process i i know that supervisors avalos we're currently in the process of review and looking at and determining whether we want to bri

advice that was not appropriate... >> smith: to try and hold the industry accountable, the department of laboroposed a new fiduciary rule in the fall of 2010. >> when retirement savings are at stake, advisors should put their clients' interests first. the critical question is, what constitutes paid investment advice? the proposal we're discussing today will amend a 35-year-old regulatory interpretation... >> smith: the rule would require all financial advisors to put their customers' interests before their own whenever dealing with retirement accounts. >> today, there are trillions of dollars in each of these markets. the variety and complexity of financial products have increased and made fee arrangements far less transparent. >> smith: the financial services industry lobbied hard against the new rule. >> it just seems that the financial services industry is really concerned about... >> smith: they got the attention of congress. >> our job here in congress is not to preserve the business model that has existed for 35 years, but if you are going to upset that business model, we had better know

. >> the department of labor. >> crazy. rid of the department of labor. >> i'm sure it was a low level employee that shall remain nameless. >>> there's a new less of the best favorite tv shows of all time. we'll agree with some, disagree with others. we'll tell you which ones are next on the fox. [ music ] 'rwe're crackingonn on medicare fraud. the healthcare law gives us powerful tools to fight it... to investigate it... terosecute it... and stop criminals. or mseniore edicare patrol volunteers... are teaching seniors across the country... ...to stop, spot, and report fraud. you can help. guard your medicare card. don't give out your card number over the phone. call to report any suspected fraud. we're cracking down on medicare fraud. let's make medicare stronger for all of us. >> the writers guild of america has revealed its list of the 101 best written shows of all time, an the top five are, number 5 mash. i think if mash had the biggest closing show of anyone. all in the family came in fourth. sadly, jean stapleton just

this reflects the schedule phase one in the department of labors grant through the office of economic and workforce development. overall the increased baseline coupled be thoughtful practices and investment in technical advances we can live within our budget. we have vacant management positions to create savings. our caseload has dropped from 28 thousand cases and 1 hundred and 58 positions to fourteen thousand 49 cases supported by 1 hundred and 6 positions in 2013. we have 13 positions that recommended savings but can be facilitated should our caseload go up. we don't have an overtime budget. the department has a - they provided excellent customer services. the department has priority tied language assess understanding that absent delivery is possible. we criticize our system to insure the barriers don't occur. i'm extremely powder of the effort in this area. roughly 2 thousand folks are delinquent in their payment for family issues. we recognize the headwinds parents face in accomplishing their concerted effort and child support must be part of that effort. we can and must do 3 thi

some statistics to be aware have to report to the department of labor on a workplace wellness they have 2 hundred armor employees report some kind of wellness programming so this is very widespread and it's something that needs to happen. and just have a healthier workplace. this is a sum of two slides there's no new information on here. it gives the overall information. and finally to move away from the budget and it up on the competency issue. we're not required because the city employees are expected to have an english competencecy we're not required to have a foreign language program we have people who speak russian and cantonese and other foreign language skills we do respond to. we look forward to the future clearly as argue retire population continues to imagine a and the angle is over 70 but that as people live long-range we want to make sure we can reduce the hearing loss and we understand that. so that concludes the slides it's about 2 more than 10. colleagues any questions for the gentleman. >> welcome back. >> hey, thanks and it's great to have you here. >> i'm here mainly t

. >> the department of labor. >> crazy. he department of labor. >> i'm sure it was a low level employee that shall remain nameless. >>> there's a new less of the best favorite tv shows of all time. we'll agree with some, disagree with others. we'll tell you which ones are next on the fox. [ music ] >> the writers guild of america has revealed its list of the 101 best written shows of all time, an the top five are, number 5 mash. i think if mash had the biggest closing show of anyone. all in the family came in fourth. sadly, jean stapleton just passed away. she played edith bunker. i loved archie bunker and meathead. it was wonderful. number three, the twilight zone. i spent a lot of time there myself. i liked it. seinfeld took second place. do you remember the famous one, the soup nazi? that was great. number one, you had to get it. the so prapranos. >> i'm going to pick out my favorite one. it's a police drama out of baltimore called the wire, and my second one was two women beach volleyball. >> a very good scripted written

funding for all agencies, $3 billion a year is automatically appropriated and run through the department of laboru.s. postal service with its legions of letter carriers tops the list of federal disability claims at 40%. in a statement to fox news the postal service's inspector general says workers comp has become an unintended retirement system. the labor department is not addressing these abuses and has no incentive to strike at fraud. reform is needed. complicating effective oversight the federal program does not require employing agencies to order a second opinion. the claimant can pick his own doctor. if his claim is rejected he can file for a different disability as often as he likeses. senator susan collins of maine has been at the forefront of pushing to close that loophole. >> i'm outraged that a program that is intended to provide financial, medical, and rehabilitation support to injured workers instead is plagued with fraud and abuse. >> in a statement the department of labor today told fox news it is quote, strongly committed to program integrity. we disagree with iog's assessment that

because funding for all agencies, $3 billion a year, is automatically appropriated, run through department of labor. the u.s. postal service with legions of letter carriers tops the list of federal disability claims at 40%. in a statement to fox news today, the postal service inspector general said worker's comp has become an unintended retirement system. the labor department is not addressing these abuses and has no incentive to strike at fraud. reform is needed. the federal program doesn't require employing agencies for a second opinion. the claimant can pick his own doctor and file for a different disability as often as he likes. susan collins of maine is at the forefront of pushing to close that loophole. >> i am outraged a program that's intended to provide financial, medical, and rehabilitation support to injured workers instead is plagued with fraud and abuse. >> reporter: in a statement, department of labor told fox news it is, quote, strongly committed to program integrity and disagree with the oig's assessment that the rate of fraud in the feca program is high, but we consider any amount

the labor department says more americans are quitting their jobs suggesting confidence in the job market is picking up. the labor department says total hiring rose nearly 5% in april. and the number of people quitting their jobs jumped more than 7% to 2.25 million. analysts say most workers only leave their jobs when they have a new position waiting in the wings or if they are sure they can find a new one soon. so it points to an improving job market. >>> the controversy over the nsa spying program has caused sales of a classic novel to soar. george orwell's "1984" sales have jumped 292%. last friday president obama referenced his novel in defense of the nsa program. the book which celebrated its 64th anniversary last week advice a totalitarian surveillance state in the future. back to you. >> let's go across the pond. british officials hope the royal birth will bring new lifeto their economy. >> reporter: the duchess of cambridge is due next month. and happy occasions often give consumer confidence a boost. according to analysts who say that the royal family's new heir is also sure to birth a new host of commemorative souvenirs like teas, cakes and china. let's send it back to you.

accordinn to the department of labor guide, the intern must not displace the paid worker. aintenance. it must be closely supervised. the internships must be similar to what it would receive an educational environment. that strikes me as odd because of reason you're here is you can't get this in school. but the idea that they should not displace the paid worker, you know, and a lot of cases you can see where they crossed the line and where really get in turns my actually doing a full job. is that what is going on here? >> these interns were doing in turn jobs. they have gone a long way from following someone around and just watching them to getting involved. intern's involved. one of the biggest of the six criteria you were mentioning is, number four, the employer that provides training derives no immediate advantage. well, if i am an employer and don't drive economic management, i want hire the intern. it does not really -- a christine lagarde did not get paid when he was younger, it does not make sense to me. it is just great for the plaintiffs' lawyers because there are a

the departmentat of labor, he a lawyer on the fourth floor of the solicitors department. the alleged victim invited the long time co-worker whom she acknowledges had a crush on her over for coffee. inside her home in this neighborhood, things allegedly turned violent. at the department of labor, the workers found it deeply troubling. prosecutors laid out their case today. june 5, he allegedly arrived at his female friends and co- workers home. gun,inside, used a stun mace, handcuffs and beat her so badly shattered bones in her face. he also ripped her clothing off. initially, the victim told police she did not remember who attacked her. but within a couple of days, she acknowledged as a man she had worked with for more than two decades. the victim's husband was in court today. prosecutors say his wife pleaded with him not to kill her. suddenly, he ended his assault, said juror he had lost control, and left. had losto her he control, and left. several character witnesses were in the courtroom today is ready to testify on her behalf. without bonds held until his next appear

according to the department of labor, a whopping 72% of the prevailing wage rates issued in 2000 were based upon nonunion wage rates. a union wage prevails only if the department of labor survey determines that the local union wage will save 50% of the workers in the job classification. . we have in the past not included divisive language in our bills and it's my hope that workers.op attacking davis-bacon is a good law and it's cost effective. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentlelady from new york seek recognition? >> mr. chairman, i move to strike the last word. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized for five minutes. >> the milcon v.a. bill should be one of the least controversial measure this is committee considers. i am deeply disappointed that instead of seeking to pass the most bipartisan bill possible, some would froifer weigh down the bill that funds veterans and military construction with divisive riders. mrs. lowey: not only is this procedurally problematic but it's completely wrong on substance. repealing davis-bacon has cons

department of labor fined that company $25,000 after a worker fell down a shaft at a construction site in palo alto. that was back in 2011. reporting live here in santa clara, bob redell, "today in the bay." >>> 6:15. another boeing 787 having trouble in japan. a dreamliner was supposed to take off this morning but the right side engine would not start. passengers had to take other flights. the problem is not related to the battery issue that grounded 787 planes for months. >>> here in bay area, the airport ramping up its daily dreamliner service to tokyo this month. the airline operates the service five days a week. the flight times will remain the same leaving mineta at 1:05 in the afternoon and arriving at tokyo's airport at 4:10 in the after noon. >>> some of silicon's valley's biggesty. companies asking permission to tell you more about what the government wants to tell about you. >> microsoft and facebook writing letters to government asking permission to at least explain how many times they have to tell the nation's biggest spy agency what you're doing online. google in its lett

department of labor fined that company $25,000 after a worker fell down a shaft at a construction sitepalo alto. that accident happened a couple of years ago back in 2011. live here in santa clara beenry dell "today in the bay." >>> time now is 5:46 on the nose. christina loren, on time. looks like another good day. >> i get to be miss sunshine. >> always. >> all the time. >> you need good news. you need good news within a newscast. 5:46 now. let's take you out, show you what we're work with the morning. a beautiful start to the day. san francisco, it's so pretty out there this morning. we'll let mike handle that. of course he's got that traffic to go with the pretty sunrise shots. 57 degrees in san jose. 52 gilroy. 50 in santa cruz. what we're expecting in terms of fog formation. clearer than yesterday but expecting patchy fog throughout the bay area. by 9:00 a.m. between 9:00 and 10:00, it clears out. a comfortable day shaping up area of low pressure moving into the east. for us a high pressure ridge moving our way. temperatures stable. keep that air mass in place for the next couple

that's part of why you're seeing a bunch of these cases come down the pike recently, because the department of labor sets out these regulations that define what a trainee or an intern is, and the courts either follow them or don't. so we are seeing a lot of confusion amongst the courts and employers. - does corporate america have reason to worry? - if they're using unpaid interns and not having any kind of program whereby they get any kind of education or special training or there's no kind of curriculum as part of the program, then they are taking a risk by bringing on these people as unpaid interns. - are most of these intern abuse lawsuits happening with media companies? - the media uses a lot more interns than most other companies. most manufacturers and general businesses don't have a real need for interns. but, interns in these media companies and publishing companies and pr firms, which is where i see a lot of the questions, those are attractive experiences for students and people looking for these internships. - thank you paul. paul starkman, who is with pedersen & houpt. coming up, final th

. >>> the department of labor says schindler elevator has had six accidents in the past five years. three resulted in serious citations and fines. in 2011, a worker fell down a shaft and was seriously injured. the company was fined $25,000 for that incident. >>> 6:07. you might see some smoke and some emergency crews near the richmond/san rafael bridge today. don't be alarmed, though. it's an exercise that's planned just south of the bridge. officials say it's the test of tactical response for security related events on the bay. the scenario involves an accident on board two ferries, just a dry run today. >>> an expensive fix is proposed for the oakland police radio system. the problems reached the breaking point two years ago during a visit by president obama and now some city leaders want to spend some $3 million on public safety improvements including a radio system repair. >> the improvements we're trying to make are not specific to the radio system. they are specific to systems that support our 911 dispatchers. >> police officers, union and the fire department suggests instead

department of labor fined schindler elevator $25,000 for a violation at a construction site in palo alto, not clear what the violation was exceptázno carrierringringconne0 >>> 77 felonies, everything from witness intimidation to drug dealing, all the way to murder. he was talking about a 99-page indictment against what he calls nuest nuestrafamilia, or our family in spanish. the grand jury indictment was outlined of 48 people, nf, a violent street gang from the california prison system. they say this is one of the largest gang busts in california, certainly the largest in the county. now, the alleged crimes occurred between 2010 and 2013. those name ready broke noon regions, santa clara county, san jose and gilroy. the d.a. says it was a very sophisticated operation. the charges include a series of bank robberies also using guns, fake explosions -- explosives and more. >> now, this gang organization, the nf, and their associates, handle methamphetamine and cocaine in our neighborhoods, rob six of our banks with guns and fake explosives, shot and stabbed a man, threatened witnesses, they

he adopted the department of labor six-factor test. ve that another court would apply that. >> the six-factor test is basically there's a list of stuff that's like, do you, you know, are you doing work that a paid person would do if you didn't do it? yes. okay. that puts you in this column. right? just a checklist, basically. >> right. it's a checklist, but what it does, it creates a very, very narrow exception for trainees who are actually engaged in a training program. and if you don't satisfy those factors, then you have to be paid. because it looks more and more like you're actually an employee. and, therefore, covered by the wage -- >> i did not realize until i was reading about your case that the legal standard is that there has to be some kind of benefit being conferred to person. i mean, and this just goes to how invisible the practice has become, right, that i just didn't even actually realize that was the, of course, right, there's some legal distinction between working for free and interning, and it has become so prevalent, a

know on trying to get judges appointed to the bench, trying to get somebody to head up the department of laborying to get the people in who would run the national labour relations board and trying to get a the new consumer agency. it is using the filibuster to .lock, block, lock, block that was never what it was intended for. i guess maybe i watch too many old movies but when you watch mr. smith goes to washington and jimmy stewart says i am going to stand up to my he had to stand up and talk about it. put in something and you have to have 60 votes to overcome it. what i would like to see us do is start with some changes to the filibuster. how about make people who want to do it stand up and defend why it is that they are blocking legislation, they're blocking appointments that the president makes to our agencies, that they are locking judicial appointments. make them stand up and be out there for everybody to see. make them defend it. that is a first step on reforming the filibuster. i would like to see it. we cannot keep doing this in washington where the majority cannot get anything through

the department of labor and owed choshais on the scene investiga. ainsley earnhardt. >>> they are looking at at stripping commanders of their powers. the measure requires anyone anyo found guilty of sexual assault get a punishment that includes at a minimum dismissal from the military or a dishonorable discharge. the legislation will be added to a broader policy bill that istht expected to come up for a vote v next week.week >>> worries about the slowing economy. the dow plummeted 270 points in the worst drop and dropped below the 15,000 mark. 15, the nasdaq 44 points, and the s&p 500 fell 22. the private roll company reported 131,000 jobs were added in may, fewer than expected. later this morning we will get the job report. fox 5 news starts right now. >>> good morning, everyone, it's thursday, we're taking a live le look at the washington monumentg right now. now. temperatures feeling pretty nice outside actually for this time of the year, june, hey, we will take it. good morning, everyone.. i'm sarah simmons. simm welcome to fox 5 morning news. s

department of labor, sanitation workers in the york have twice the fatality rate police officers and en times the fatality rate of firefighters. that makes it the fourth most deadly job in the country. >> you are dealing with traffic elements, hazards in the garbage like needle punctures and broken glass. it is a tough job as you saw today but new york is strong and tough for the task that one anthropologist became a sanitation worker to research her book. >> he hired its first sanitation force in the late 1800's and a change on the streets as seen and these before and after photos was dramatic >> that's in trying to walk across the street, all the avenues, that are ankle-deep in the most unimaginable, disgusting gunk. then a few months of taking office, the commissioner of street cleaning had all the streets in the entire city pristine. >> the workers were hailed as heroes. today's pro society, they are largely taken for granted the cost of taking out the trash both in human and environmental cannot be so easily discarded. the 100th edition of the tour de france has just gotten under

the department of labor reports 40 states so far are have reduced payouts. it's payback time: lehman brothers is paying back the last of its former instititional customers following the firm's collapse in 2008. they will get 100% of their money back. $92 billion was already paid out to some retail investors back in 2008. americans are still falling short of a comfortable retirement. mike sante of interest.com says many seniors are still straying from a traditional plan. "if you go to any financial advisor and ask for their help in getting ready for retirement, they will tell you what you need to do is get 70% of your pre-retirement income after you're retired. it can be from any sources - social security, savings, pensions - but that what is estimated you need to have a safe and comfortable retirement." sante finds americans in 48 states admitted to not putting away enough. seniors in nevada and hawaii were the most likely to hit their retirement goal. sante says a common error in planning for retirement is underestimating how much your current budget allows

the department of labor says the company has had six accidents in the past five years. three resulted in serious citations and fines. back in 2011, a worker fell down a shaft, was seriously injured. the company was fined $25,000 for that incident. >>> a wildfire has forced thousands out of their homes near colorado springs. the black forest fire started yesterday. it has already burned at least 40 homes. no injuries have been reported but some people have no idea whether their homes are still standing. >> we're stopped right here. my son was at home. he got some things out. but he's out and safe. my dog is out. so everybody is out that i care about. >> firefighters did get some help from the weather overnight as it got cooler and less windy. they had record high temperatures and strong winds yesterday. three other wildfires are also burning out of control in colorado. >>> and they are expecting dangerous weather over much of the country today. powerful thunderstorms are expected from iowa to maryland. the storms will include hail and strong winds, possibly even tornadoe

the department of labor says the company has had six accidents in the past five years, three resulted in serious citations and fines. in 2011, a worker fell down a shaft and was seriously injured. schindler was fined $25,000. >>> coming up, a bay area woman fights her traffic ticket and wins. why thousands of other drivers could also get a refund. >>> the bay area moms and dads who may soon get the power to demand a more family-friendly work schedule. >>> forget clouds. there could be a meteor mystery in the sky over northern california tonight. i'll explain coming up. ,, ready? happy birthday! it's a painting easel! the tide's coming in! this is my favorite one. it's upside down. oh, sorry. (woman vo) it takes him places he's always wanted to go. that's why we bought a subaru. (announcer) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. they have no idea what it was like before u-verse high speed internet. yeah, you couldn't just stream movies to a device like that. one time, i had to wait half a day to watch a movie. you watched movies?! i was lucky if i could watch a show. show?! man, i w

until as recently as a month ago we had 18 different points of contact from the fbi from the department of labor'sstice. >> did they find anything wrong? >> it has been going on almost 3 years. >> 3 years. >> only i government agencies and not a one-found anything wrong. >> no. >> wow. >> that's pretty amazing. >> kevin your story. >> lynch pins of liberty. we are a 501 c 3 we are different than many of the applicants. i run an educational institution. our motto is challenge the generation of thes rising generation. we teach high school and college students. one of the most egregious we face is minors they asked us to identify the stew kent perp teaching. duri during this whole process we get a third letter which says we need to know the location of where you are conducting the teaching. >> bette martin known you for a while. >> we filed 501 c 3 and 4 in september 2010. we are nothing from the irs even though we made inquiries no response back until early in 2012. >> so two years later. >> a year and a half later. >> we got questions like -- >> what were some of the more outrageous questions you g

department of labor published their monthly jobs and unemployment numbers today you come to be added one hundred seventy five thousand new jobs in may which beat expectations however the unemployment rate increased from seven point five to seven point six percent additionally the department revised down the numbers for april so not as many jobs as added originally reported last month i was joined earlier by prime interest host period boring and also english prime interest producer to discuss these numbers and i first asked them about the discrepancy between job increases and the worsening employment rate. well there are two surveys that are actually done the household survey where the b.l.s. goes from house to house and interviews people and they say they have a questionnaire that's answered and then there's a payrolls survey and that's sent to corporations so the seven point six percent number that we're seeing is actually the household survey and the hundred seventy five thousand dollars one hundred seventy five thousand jobs is actually the corporate survey ok all right so how did

. >> reporter: the department of labor says they have increasingly increased their fraud fighting measuresit was five newly funded auditor positions that allowed them to find overpayments presented in the report. >> they are right to say that we are doing the best we can but it's still taxpayer's money and you still want to clamp down to make sure none is escaping out the door. >> fraud, waste, and abuse needs to be a continual process. will we ever completely eradicate it, probably not. >>> waking up to gunshots and two neighbors are dead. >>> a murder suicide investigation is still under way. why some couples saw it coming. >>> plus, new proofs that what your preschooler eats now could put them at risk for heart disease later. >>> a woman got caught in a the derecho and why even afterable hospitalized she wouldn't change a thing. >> two people are found dead in a fairfax county apartment. police believe it was a murder-suicide. their bodies were found in falls church near the bailey's crossroads area. mark? >> reporter: that's right. it was just as people were getting ready to go to work

as recently as a month ago, we've had 18 different points of contact from the fbi, from the department of laborse department of justice's atf. >> sean: did they find anything wrong? >> no. >> sean: how long has this been going on? >>>> almost three years. >> sean: three years? >>. almost three years. >> sean: and all the different government agencies and not a one found anything wrong? >> no, no.amaz >> sean: wow. that's pretty amazing. all right, kevin, yea your stor. >> linchpins of liberty. i run an educational institution. ouwe teach college and high schc students in conservative political philosophy. because some of the students that i work with are minors, the irs actually asked us to identify the students we were teaching to provide them details about what we were teaching, and then during this whole process may 6th we get a third letter which says we need to know the location of where you're conducting these teachings. >> sean: amazing story. jenny beth martin, i've known foyou fora while. >> yes. we filed in december of 2010. we are nothing from the irs, even though we made inquiries, n

recently as a month ago we have had 18 different points of contact from the fbi, from the department of laborsa, from the department of justices irs -- excuse me justices batis-atf. >> did they find anything wrong? >> no. >> and so far how long has this been going on? >> almost three years. >> three years? >> almost three years. >> and all of these different government agencies are not a one found anything wrong? >> no. >> wow. that's pretty amazing. kevin, your story? >> lynch pins of liberty and we are a 501c3 so a little different from the other applicants. our motto is to challenge the imagination of the rising generation. we teachers and high school and college students political and philosophical policies. a lot are minors and so they asked to identify the students we are teachers anding to provide details about what we were teaching, and then during this who will whole process on may 6th we get a third letter saying we need to know the location of where you are conducting these teachings. >> wow. amazing. jenni beth martin, known you for awhile. >> i'm with tea party patriots and we fil

department of labor published their monthly jobs and unemployment numbers today the economy added one hundred seventy five thousand new jobs in may which beat expectations however the unemployment rate increased from seven point five percent to seven point six percent and titian only the department revised down the numbers for april so not as many jobs were added as originally reported last month with me to discuss this in the meeting of all of it and all of this information is prime interest host and producer perry and boring and bob english hi there guys great to be with you there seem thank you there seems to be a lot of conflicting information with a number of jobs let's start with you bob sherman this number of jobs that they add to the economy which is increasing but the unemployment rate is decreasing explain that to me well there are two surveys that are actually done the household survey where the b.l.s. goes from house to house and interviews people and they have a questionnaire that's answered and then there's a payrolls survey and that's sent to corporations so the seven p

as recently as a month ago, we've had 18 different points of contact from the fbi, from the department of laborsdepartment of justice's atf. >> sean: did they find anything wrong? >> no. >> sean: how long has this been going on? >>>> almost three years. >> sean: three years? >>. almost three years. >> sean: and all the different government agencies and not a one found anything wrong? >> no, no.amaz >> sean: wow. that's pretty amazing. all right, kevin, yea your stor. >> linchpins of liberty. i run an educational institution. ouwe teach college and high schc students in conservative political philosophy. because some of the students that i work with are minors, the irs actually asked us to identify the students we were teaching to provide them details about what we were teaching, and then during this whole process may 6th we get a third letter which says we need to know the location of where you're conducting these teachings. >> sean: amazing story. jenny beth martin, i've known foyou fora while. >> yes. we filed in december of 2010. we are nothing from the irs, even though we made inquiries, no

. >> reporter: the department of labor told fox nights's strongly committed to program integrity. we disagree with the oig's assessment the rate of fraud in the program is high. that's the latest from the department of labor. bill: it does not require a second opinion. so the employee could pick his or her own doctor. >> reporter: that's right. that's what susan collins said is the central part of this program's flaw. she says an independent medical examiner is needed. that said, the private sector has its own problems with workers come and disability claims. those claims tripled since the year 1980. the aging of the workforce and the recession explains much of that but so does a wider latitude in depression andxiety. bill: doug mcelway, thanks. >> the white house is saying syria's assad has used chemical weapons and must be stopped. russia says not so fast on the syrian dictator. ambassador john bolton next. bill: the brave officers who put their lives on the line and saved the day with only seconds to spare. >> there is a huge accident. there is an emergency on 22nd street. the g

as recently as a month ago, we've had 18 different points of contact from the fbi, from the department of laborse department of justice's atf. >> sean: did they find anything wrong? >> no. >> sean: how long has this been going on? >>>> almost three years. >> sean: three years? >>. almost three years. >> sean: and all the different government agencies and not a one found anything wrong? >> no, no.amaz >> sean: wow. that's pretty amazing. all right, kevin, yea your stor. >> linchpins of liberty. i run an educational institution. ouwe teach college and high schc students in conservative political philosophy. because some of the students that i work with are minors, the irs actually asked us to identify the students we were teaching to provide them details about what we were teaching, and then during this whole process may 6th we get a third letter which says we need to know the location of where you're conducting these teachings. >> sean: amazing story. jenny beth martin, i've known foyou fora while. >> yes. we filed in december 2010. we are nothing from the irs, even though we made inquiries, no r

a lot of attention, the department of labor, i think that this is just the tip of the iceberg.been saying that we have been wronged. gerri: i know that ouour viewers do not like to see thesÃkindsú of7; lawsuits. chad, thank you for cong on. we appreciate your time. ll, it is time now for a look at stories breaking on fox business.com. stocks moving higher for a second time today as bond yields fell. and at significantly lower rates than the fir three months of the year. monsanto's earnings slipping 3%. the ceo says what was caused by last year's drought impacts the consumer. but many say it impacts at all. aaa sayshe price is $3.34 and that is 15 cents higher than a year ago. according to the information we had been given. and today, the defense o marriage act being struck down by supreme court justices. those are the hot stories right now on fox business.com. and coming up later in the show, ben bernanke saidhe economy waimproving and it turns out he may have jumped the gun and we will explain. we answer the question, how do you do that? tting the most bang for your buck ♪ ♪ ♪