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Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens speaks before signing legislation to make Missouri the 28th "right-to-work" state during a ceremonial signing at the abandoned Amelex warehouse in Springfield, Mo. on Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. The governor and other backers of right to work say it will bring business to the state and give workers the choice not to pay into a union if they don't want to join. (Nathan Papes/The Springfield News-Leader via AP)
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Protestors are removed by the Missouri State Highway Patrol after they interrupted Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens as he spoke before a ceremonial signing for "right-to-work" legislation at the abandoned Amelex warehouse in Springfield, Mo. on Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. The law, which goes into effect on Aug. 28, prohibits unions from charging membership dues as a condition of employment. (Nathan Papes/The Springfield News-Leader via AP)
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Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens signs legislation to make Missouri the 28th "right-to-work" state during a ceremonial signing at the abandoned Amelex warehouse in Springfield, Mo. on Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. The law, which goes into effect on Aug. 28, prohibits unions from charging membership dues as a condition of employment. (Nathan Papes/The Springfield News-Leader via AP)
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FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2017 file photo, Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. In a decade as a federal appeals court judge, Gorsuch has criticized courts for giving too much power to government agencies that enforce the nation’s labor and employment laws. He's also backed curbs on some class-action lawsuits as lawyer in private practice. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka poses for a photograph in his office in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s crackdown on collective bargaining could serve as a model for President Donald Trump’s plans to overhaul the federal workforce. But any such move by the new president would risk a fight with already wary labor leaders. Trumka shrugged off the idea of Trump making a Walker-style assault on the federal civil service _ because, he said, even the Republican-controlled Congress won’t allow it.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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In this Feb. 1, 2016, photo, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **
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Veterans make up about 19 percent of the corn ethanol workforce, according to federal Energy Department figures — the largest percentage of veterans in any energy subsector of the U.S. economy. (Associated Press/File)
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The IRS leniency rate for employees who have been caught cheating on their taxes could be anywhere from 60 percent to 82 percent. (Associated Press)
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FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2016 file photo, the HealthCare.gov 2017 web site home page as seen in Washington. The government says about 9.2 million people signed up for coverage this year through HealthCare.gov, the health insurance website serving most states. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
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U.S. Air Force Academy memo regarding the 1957 Inaugural Day parade.
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ADVANCE FOR USE TUESDAY, FEB. 7, 2017 AND THEREAFTER-Marlene Kramer works at a sewing machine for a custom sportswear company in Prairie du Chien, Wis., Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. Since the company doesn't provide health insurance, Kramer said she's glad that the Affordable Care Act has helped millions get insurance and saved lives. But it hasn't helped hers. She and her husband were stunned to see premiums over $1,000 per month. It's cheaper for them to pay the penalty of $2,000 and forgo health insurance, and they pray they don't get sick before Trump, she hopes, keeps his promise to replace the law with something better. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2016 file photo, United States' Becky Sauerbrunn, left, dribbles the ball past New Zealand's Hannah Wilkinson, right, during a women's Olympic football tournament match at the Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. An emphasis on player-driven leadership has brought encouraging signs in talks for a labor contract between the women's national team and the U.S. Soccer Federation, according to Sauerbrunn. (AP Photo/Eugenio Savio)
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FILE - This Oct. 10, 2014, file photo shows Sunil Gulati, president of the United States Soccer Federation, during a press conference in Bristol, Conn. An emphasis on player-driven leadership has brought encouraging signs in talks for a labor contract between the women's national team and the U.S. Soccer Federation, according to defender Becky Sauerbrunn. AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
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Reina Borges, left, stands in line to apply for a job with Aldi at a job fair in Miami Lakes, Fla., in this Tuesday, July 19, 2016, file photo. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
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Metro station closures this weekend will inconvenience employees at Bullfeathers, located near the Capitol South station, according to the bar's general manager. (Julia Brouillette/The Washington Times)
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Employees praise Labor Secretary-designate Andy Puzder (right) despite his minimum wage stances. (Associated Press)
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In this Jan. 17, 2017, file photo, Education Secretary-designate Betsy DeVos testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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In this Jan. 22, 2017, photo provided by Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, 15-month-old Ella sits in a hospital bed at the Aflac Cancer Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta in Atlanta. Children's Healthcare of Atlanta says the gown was made by the girl's grandmother to wear during the NFL's NFC Championship game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Green Bay Packers. The Falcons won 44-21. (CHOA via AP)
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ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY, FEB. 5, 2017 - In this Friday, Dec. 16, 2016 photo, Sandalio Mata, right, moves a walker from the doorway after he returned home from an adult day care as his daughter, Nina Newell, left, a home health worker, cares for her mother, Maria Mata, center, at their home in Brownsville, Texas. Along Texas' southern border, home health care accounts for more than one in ten total jobs, making the Rio Grande Valley the nation's capital of home health care. ( Michael Ciaglo /Houston Chronicle via AP)
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ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY, FEB. 5, 2017 - In this Friday, Dec. 16, 2016 photo, Nina Newell, left, a home health worker, looks through medication for her mother, Maria Mata, right, at her mother's home in Brownsville, Texas. Along Texas' southern border, home health care accounts for more than one in ten total jobs, making the Rio Grande Valley the nation's capital of home health care. ( Michael Ciaglo /Houston Chronicle via AP)
