Some 3.6 million salaried workers would newly qualify for overtime pay under a proposed rule unveiled by the US Department of Labor on Wednesday. It would guarantee overtime pay of at least time-and-a-half for most salaried workers earning less than $1,059 a week, or about $55,000 a year.
The current threshold is $684 per week, the equivalent of roughly $35,600 a year, which was put in place by the Trump administration in 2019.
The proposed rule would transfer $1.2 billion in wages from employers to employees, mainly from new overtime premiums or pay raises to maintain the exempt status of certain affected employees, the agency said.
Also, the proposal would automatically update the salary threshold every three years so it keeps pace with earnings changes.
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FINALLY !!!!!!!!!!
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So I was just checking to see how the defamation thing was going and uh...
The Jan 6 committee has the texts guys.
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I can think of a sixth one.
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Putin to chair Russia Security Council meeting after humiliating explosion on strategic Crimea bridge | CNN
Putin to chair Russia Security Council meeting after humiliating explosion on strategic Crimea bridge | CNN
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold an operational meeting of his Security Council on Monday, just two days after a massive explosion on a key strategic bridge linking Crimea and Russia.
The meeting itself isn’t out of the ordinary – Putin regularly holds operational meetings with the Security Council, usually on a weekly basis, according to TASS. However, it comes just days…
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So he’s supposed to give testimony Under Oath to Congress on the 14th, same day he’s announcing intentions to run for President?
This explains WHY he chose the 14th to announce!
He won’t show up to testify. This will demonstrate to his followers he’s above the law and he’ll claim this is all “a witch hunt”.
His followers will eat it UP!! Because they’re sycophants (sick-ophants?) in a cult.
He needs to be arrested and in jail ON the 14th BEFORE he can announce his candidacy.
You watch and see if I’m right.
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A powerful Senate Democrat has threatened to send a subpoena to conservative megadonor Harlan Crow, who provided luxury travel and engaged in private real estate deals with Clarence Thomas and his family, escalating tension between democrats and Crow over his relationship with the Supreme Court justice.
Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, reacting to the latest letter from Crow’s lawyer declining to offer details on his relationship with Thomas, made the suggestion of a subpoena Tuesday.
The Oregon Democrat said he has begun “productive discussions” on next steps to compel answers from Crow, “including by subpoena.”
It’s the first time Wyden has said specifically that a subpoena is under consideration.
“This is exactly why the Finance Committee is pursuing this matter as part of its broader review of gift and estate tax practices of ultra-high net worth individuals,” Wyden said.
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Rand Paul Fast Facts | CNN Politics
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Here’s a look at the life of Rand Paul, US senator from Kentucky.
Birth date: January 7, 1963
Birth place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Birth name: Randal Howard Paul
Father: Ron Paul, former presidential candidate and retired US representative from Texas
Mother: Carol (Wells) Paul
Marriage: Kelley (Ashby) Paul
Children: Robert, Duncan and William
Education: Attended Baylor…
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Biden to convene his Cabinet early next week as government shutdown looms
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President Joe Biden is expected to convene his Cabinet early next week to discuss continuity of government after a potential shutdown begins Sunday, four administration officials familiar with the plans told CNN.
The meeting will be in person at the White House, one of the sources said.
Biden will stay in Washington, DC, over the weekend and keep in close touch with his legislative…
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The Republican party is simply broken. People who were seen as heroes of the party are now excoriated for taking one step off the primrose path they had declared to be the unarguable truth.
They cannot be allowed near anything involving the use of power.
Maybe electric toothbrushes, but that’s it.
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Israeli protesters stage 'day of disruption' against controversial judicial overhaul
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Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in Israel on Tuesday in the biggest weekday protest in months against the government’s renewed moves to overhaul the country’s judicial system.
They snarled traffic in Tel Aviv and caused chaos at Ben Gurion airport, marched at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem and lined up on Mediterranean beaches for what they called a day…
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