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Richard Carlson

Bauer Business Focus

What’s Next After Court Halts Extending Overtime Pay To More Workers?

Posted on December 9, 2016 · Many employers have already implemented the Labor Department’s new rules.

Tags Barack Obama injunction labor law minimum wage overtime

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Posted on August 31, 2023 · The Biden administration is working on the standard as fights continue in Texas courts over a state law that would void local ordinances mandating water breaks for outdoor workers.

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Posted on November 30, 2022 · There are no remaining Democratic elected officials in Liberty County, a rural community northeast of Houston, after longtime Justice of the Peace Ronnie Davis lost his re-election bid in November.

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