MONEY AND JOBS
Biden makes 4 million more workers eligible for overtime pay
| April 24, 2024
The US Department of Labor says updated regulations will increase income thresholds to ensure lower-income salaried employees are fairly compensated when they work more than 40 hours per week.
Biden administration bans noncompete clauses for workers
| April 23, 2024
The new rule bans new noncompete agreements for the vast majority of American workers and requires employers to let current and past employees know they won’t enforce them going forward. Companies will also be required to throw out existing noncompete agreements.Sens. Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto join efforts against Big Oil consolidation
| March 8, 2024
Members of Congress point to the recent consolidation of several Big Oil companies as potential violations of antitrust law, imploring the FTC to consider fallout from previous mergers as warning signs of future harm.After a push from Sen. Jacky Rosen, the FTC is suing to block the Kroger-Albertsons merger
| March 7, 2024
“My constituents lack assurances that the proposed deal will not further increase food costs for hardworking Nevadans who are already getting squeezed by rising grocery prices," Sen. Rosen wrote in a December letter to the FTC.Exigen que Baron HR responda por cheques sin fondos e irregularidades
| February 26, 2024
El sábado 24 de febrero, un centenar de trabajadores realizaron una manifestación afuera de las oficinas de Baron HR, para exigir que la empresa se haga responsable por haber emitido cheques sin fondos y otras irregularidades.NV Energy customers, not shareholders, on the hook for employee bonuses
| February 14, 2024
If Southern Nevadans expect better customer service from NV Energy, they’ll have to pay for it. That’s the message from Public Utilities Commissioner Randy Brown, who led the charge to have ratepayers, rather than shareholders, foot the bill for the utility’s employee bonuses.
