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Apr
27

New mandatory minimum wage required for Government contractors

On April 27, 2021, President Joe Biden signed an executive order requiring Federal Government contractors to pay at least $15 an hour to certain employees. The order will go into effect on January 30, 2022.

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May
16

U.S. House of Representative passes comp time bill

On May 2, 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would allow employees to be compensated for overtime with compensatory time, more often referred to as “comp time.” The bill was introduced by Representative Martha Roby, a Republican who represents Alabama’s second Congressional district. The second Congressional district is composed of Montgomery County and most of southeast Alabama.

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Dec
06

Update on appeal of injunction against new overtime rules

On December 1, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) filed a notice of appeal in Nevada v. U.S. Department of Labor. The appeal comes as a result of a U.S. District Court in Texas issuing a nationwide injunction against the DOL’s new overtime rules that were to go into effect on December 1. The appeal was filed in the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (docket number 16-41606).

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Nov
23

U.S. District Court in Texas enjoins enforcement of new overtime rules

Update to this post:  On December 1, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor filed a notice of appeal in this case.  We will now have to "stay tuned" for a decision by the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

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Nov
22

Will Trump trump the new overtime rules?

See update to this post.

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