Tag: overtime
Guilty of grand theft overtime
A new ruling denies overtime protection to millions of workers.
Why This New Overtime Rule Is A Big, Big Deal
Either we go with the business allies of Donald Trump who believe the extra time and labor of low-wage workers should be exploited without compensation, or we believe in restoring the bargain we used to have with lower-wage workers that they deserve the humanity of a 40-hour workweek and the fairness of time-and-a-half for working overtime.
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Free speech under siege as Trump FCC forces cancellation of Kimmel
ABC pulls Jimmy Kimmel’s show after threats from Trump’s FCC, raising alarms about corporate capitulation, censorship, and the systematic erosion of First Amendment protections.
House bill would let Marco Rubio strip passports over political speech
Provision would let the Secretary of State deny or revoke passports over alleged “material support” as critics warn of thought policing and unchecked authority.
Trade war and immigration crackdown push US farmers to the brink
Farmers describe collapsing export markets, labor shortages, and a missing safety net as tariffs and immigration policies reshape U.S. agriculture.
America the irrelevant
In war and peace, Trump is pushing the United States to the margins.
A new ally against excessive CEO Pay: Pope Leo
The Catholic leader’s criticism comes as members of Congress call for tax hikes on corporations with huge CEO-worker pay gaps.