Workers making less than about $55,000 annually would be automatically entitled to time-and-a-half pay under DOL’s proposal.
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No Labels sued by ex-employee over alleged racial discrimination
The centrist group denies the allegations.
Abortion fight threatens to spoil bipartisan pregnant worker protections
A Republican co-sponsor and a conservative political group say abortion-related language in proposed regulations violate the law’s intent.
Businesses brace for deluge of new regs from Biden’s labor cops
Labor regulators are expected to churn out a number of proposed rules that could reshape the workplace for millions of Americans.
Biden’s leaving Julie Su at Labor — and already biz groups are challenging her authority
In a letter to the president, a trade group representing app-based companies launched a new volley at DOL’s direction.
ESG and CSR are taking their toll on the workplace
CEOs are reeling from the political whiplash around environmental, social and governance principles. Turns out employees are buckling under the weight of companies’ corporate social impact work, too, according to a new survey.
EEOC Dems get their chance
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is poised to advance a series of long-stalled progressive initiatives as it races to act before Chair Charlotte Burrows’ possible departure at year’s end.
EEOC stirs as new pregnant worker protections near
Enhanced protections for pregnant workers passed as part of last year’s omnibus spending deal goes into effect in less than 45 days.
AI’s footprint in the workplace spreads as D.C. stalls on guardrails
Contract talks between Hollywood writers and producers have put a spotlight on how the fast-developing technology is blowing up the jobs landscape.
Adams supporter suing city for discrimination gets nearly $100,000 raise
Several administration officials with knowledge of the hire said they believed he received the unusually high increase because of his friendship with Mayor Eric Adams.
EEOC enters year 3 of purgatory
When one agrees to become a top official in the federal government, particularly one afforded independence from the White House’s whims, it’s generally with the hopes of doing big things and expectation that you’d be empowered to try.
Elon Musk ‘a perfect recruitment tool’ for organized labor, says new UK unions boss
Trades Union Congress Paul Nowak says Twitter layoffs are driving new union sign-ups.
Labor market mystery: Why higher-income workers are hurting the most
Wall Street and Silicon Valley have been slammed by the Fed’s inflation fight.
POLITICO Playbook: Why ‘Union Joe’ put the screws to rail workers
Thirty years later, as president, Biden is turning to those very same laws to prevent another strike and impose a tentative contract agreement that his administration brokered but multiple rail unions voted to reject.
The left’s message for the Fed: Stop punishing workers
Powell faces backlash for suggesting that unemployment likely needs to rise to ease wage growth and tame surging prices.