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Judge blocks Biden administration’s rule to expand overtime pay for millions
A federal judge in Texas blocked the Biden Administration's rule that would have expanded access to overtime pay to millions more salaried workers in the U.S.
Suit against Spancrete argues employee bonuses weren’t counted in overtime tally
A lawsuit filed last week argues the Waukesha-based concrete contractor Spancrete should have included employee bonuses when it tallied overtime payments for employees working at the company's manufacturing plant in Valders.
Judge rules Ogden-affiliate Craftmaster stiffed workers on overtime, prevailing wages
A firm affiliated with the Milwaukee-based developer Ogden & Company stiffed its employees of overtime wages, a federal judge has ruled in a class-action lawsuit.
Industry officials hope Trump relaxes more federal regulations
Bolstered by a series of recent court rulings blocking new federal regulations, construction-industry groups now say they are expecting even better news when president-elect Donald Trump moves into the White House in January.
Court blocks federal plan to extend overtime pay to many
In a blow to the Obama administration's labor-law plans, a federal court has blocked the start of a rule that would have made an estimated 4 million more American workers eligible for overtime pay heading into the holiday season.
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