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President Obama to Ask Department of Labor to Issue Tougher Rules Regarding Overtime Pay for Salaried Employees

BY:  TIMOTHY C. HAUGHEE MARCH 14, 2014 The Obama Administration announced this week that it will ask the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) to issue rules that increase the minimum salary that must be paid…

President Obama Signs Executive Order Raising the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors

BY:  CINDY CAMPBELL FEBRUARY 27, 2014 During his State of the Union address on January 28, 2014, President Obama announced his plan to raise the minimum wage for federal contractors (and subcontractors) from $7.25 (or…