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House OKs Minimum Wage Hike

July 25, 2019

House Democrats are considering changes to minimum wage increase bill--including a more gradual phase-in--with the goal of garnering additional support from moderates.

House to Vote on Minimum Wage

July 11, 2019

The House is expected to vote on the Raise the Wage Act to gradually raise the federal minimum wage to $15.00 per hour from the current $7.25 by 2024 as early as next week.

On May 17, the House advanced Rep. David Cicilline’s (D-R.I.) Equality Act (H.R. 5), which would extend federal anti-discrimination protections to LGBTQ Americans in housing, employment, credit, and federally funded programs, among other areas.

Merit-Based Immigration Proposal

May 22, 2019

Last week, President Donald Trump unveiled a proposal to move the nation’s immigration system toward a merit-based system.

DOL Releases Joint Employer Rule

April 3, 2019

Earlier this week, the DOL announced a proposed rule that would make it harder to hold businesses jointly liable when their franchisees or contractors violate the FLSA.

DOL Seeks Overtime Comments

March 28, 2019

The comment period for DOL's proposed overtime rule change which would increase the overtime salary threshold from $23,660 to $35,308 annually, is now open through May 21.

Advocacy Roundtable on Overtime Rule

March 20, 2019

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Advocacy will hold three small-business roundtables on the new Department of Labor (DOL) proposed rule which would increase the threshold for the “white collar” overtime exemption. On March 7, DOL published its proposal to increase the salary threshold for overtime eligibility under...