Wal-Mart gets special privilege from Labor Dept.

As part of Wal-Mart admitting to child-labor violations in three states the Labor department agreed to warn Wal-Mart 15 days before starting new investigations in labor abuse.

... promises to give Wal-Mart 15 days' notice before the Labor Department investigates any other "wage and hour" accusations, like failure to pay minimum wage or overtime.

That provision drew criticism yesterday from Representative George Miller of California, the senior Democrat on the House Education and Workforce Committee. It also prompted complaints from some Labor Department investigators who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation.

In other news, the GOP has started its support Bush, destroy Social Security 'grassroots' campaign. I note you can use their tools to send an anti-privatize message on their dime.