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The Department of Labor’s new overtime regulation raises the salary threshold, which will harm small businesses and charitable nonprofits.
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a new “walk-around” regulation that will result in OSHA-sanctioned trespassing.
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Legislators in the Commonwealth of Virginia recently managed to pass several misclassification bills while others’ focus lay elsewhere.
Over the past week, dozens of states have begun to reopen, allowing businesses to partially resume operations. Restaurants, retailers, gyms, and other service-oriented industries are calling on employees to return. With this, workers who have sought unemployment benefits are questioning what returning to work looks like, and some are wondering if they actually have to go back.
May 15, 2020 The Honorable Donald J. Trump President The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Trump:
Pension reform: Don't let inaction ruin the recovery Neil Bradley – The Hill
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May 14, 2020 The Honorable Stephen M. Sweeney
May 13, 2020 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS:
Yesterday, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order (EO) N-62-20. The Order significantly expands current workers’ compensation policy in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It includes a slew of provisions that will likely lead to a surge in workers’ compensation claims, raising costs for employers, insurers, and the state.
As America looks to get back to work, California’s officials serve up an injunction instead of incentives. The litigation filed by the Attorney General and City Attorneys is nothing short of an effort to drive successful businesses out of the state and deny opportunities to millions of workers.