U.S. Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) released the below statement after a right-leaning federal judge in Texas nullified the Obama Administration’s Department of Labor overtime rule. “The former Obama Administration’s expansion of the federal overtime rule would have devastated Nevada’s business owners and
The Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act would crack down on employers who steal wages from their workers — Employers steal more than $15 billion from workers every year, particularly from workers in low-wage industries On Tuesday, August 1, Senators Patty Murray
Concerns are rising that Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress are preparing to revoke a suite of Obama-era executive orders that have provided basic protections for U.S. workers. These executive orders raise wages, improve worker safety, and help ensure that taxpayer dollars
The Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule is a Rule, created by the Obama DOL, that is scheduled to be phased in April 10, 2017 – Jan. 1, 2018. In simple terms, it expands the “investment advice fiduciary” definition under the Employee Retirement Income Security
Just today, in his “press conference” if you can call it that, Press Secretary Sean Spicer said, “Our intention is never to lie to you.” But then, in the same press conference, he made a misleading claim about the Federal Workforce. Explaining
With the advent of the incoming #trump administration backed up by a Republican-led Congress in both houses, it’s become ever more important that we speak up, loudly and en masse, when actions are proposed that are contrary to what we the American
President-elect #donaldtrump and conservatives on Capitol Hill are preparing to unleash a series of economic policies in an attempt to undermine years of progress. Tax cuts for the rich and corporations, deregulation of finance and worker protections, and assaults on unions would
Are you worried about having enough money in retirement? You have a lot of company if you are. And like most people, you probably want to make good decisions about your retirement money, and would … Source: New Protections: A Big Deal
H.R. 2577 is a conglomeration of a number of bills (Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017) that the Senate needs to take action on failed a super-majority vote (60 votes) for cloture (the ability to be considered and
Apr 30, 2015 | by CAP Action War Room Sen. Murray and Rep. Scott Introduce The Raise The Wage Act To Raise The Minimum Wage To $12 Today, Senator Patty Murray and Congressman Bobby Scott released the Raise the Wage Act, which
