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FILE - In this April, 2014 file photo, farm worker Severiano Salas, left, speaks with United Farm Workers National Vice President Armando Elenes in Fresno, Calif. A California appeals court sided Thursday with one of the largest fruit farms in the nation, ruling that a law allowing the state to order unions and farming companies to reach binding contracts was unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Scott Smith, File)
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FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2010 file photo, actress Shannen Doherty, right, and Kurt Iswarienko attend 'The Gentleman's Ball' hosted by GQ Magazine at the Edison Ballroom in New York. Doherty and husband Iswarienko sued her former accountants and business managers on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, accusing them of mismanaging her money and causing the cancellation of her health insurance in 2014. The "Beverly Hills 90210" star's lawsuit states Doherty was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and her doctors have told her it worsened during the period when her health insurance had lapsed. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)
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This handout photo provided by the Fairfax County, Va., County Department shows former Fairfax County Police Officer Adam Torres. (Fairfax County, Va., County Department via AP) ** FILE **
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National Edition Opinion cover for August 18, 2015 - Chris Christie’s backward remedy for Social Security (Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times)
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Illustration recommending alternatives to changing Social Security by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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People carrying red umbrellas march through downtown Skopje, Macedonia, marking the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013. A group of sex workers, supported by members of non-government organizations, rallied Tuesday demanding rights for the sex workers and destigmatization of their profession. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski/File)
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National Edition Opinion cover for August 17, 2015 - Union members have a choice to opt out (Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times)
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Secretary of State John F. Kerry this spring asked the department's inspector general to review the security standards that let his predecessor conduct official business on a private email account. The IG is allowed to interview any department employee. (Associated Press)
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Zimbabwean authorities have asked millions of unemployed citizens with college degrees to register as part of president Robert Mugabe's plan to export educated workers. (Associated Press)
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Republican presidential candidate and former Texas Gov. Rick Perry said on Twitter that his quest for the GOP nomination goes on despite dismal showings in recent polling and problems raising funds. Mr. Perry's staffers were told they were welcome to seek other employment if they didn't want to continue working for free. (Associated Press)
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While President Obama touts his climate plan as a path toward a cleaner tomorrow, critics maintain the economic and employment consequences will be high. (Associated Press)
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Illustration of myths about the benefits of raising the capital gains tax by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Rep. Donna Edwards, Maryland Democrat, said the bill passed by the House Wednesday would punish federal employees, and amounts to union-busing.
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Christina Hung (left), 23, of Oakland, fills out an application form during a health care enrollment event at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center in Oakland, Calif., on March 31, 2014. State-run health insurance markets that offer taxpayer-subsidized coverage under President Barack Obama’s law are grappling with high costs and disappointing enrollment, challenges that could lead more of them to turn over functions to the federal government, or join forces with other states. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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CEO Nigel Travis of Dunkin' Donuts believes a $15 minimum wage for fast food workers is "absolutely outrageous." (CNN)
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In this photo taken on June 30, 2015, Kerry P. Gorman, left, with the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, speaks to Pfc. Melanie Rodriguez, center, of the Bronx, and Pfc. Anthony Sanelli, of Queens, about employment opportunities during a job fair at Citi Field in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) ** FILE **
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In this Dec. 8, 2014, file photo, Sister Loraine Marie Maguire, of Little Sisters of the Poor, speaks to members of the media after attending a hearing in the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in Denver, Colo. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, file)
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Paul Russo works on the letters for the Disabled Veterans' Life Memorial in Washington on July 21, 2014. According to a new report by the Government Accountability Office, nearly 60,000 veterans collected more than $3.5 billion in 2013 in military retirement pay, disability benefits from Veterans Affairs and disability checks from Social Security. (Associated Press) **FILE**
