President Joe Biden’s new overtime regulation took effect on Monday, making more U.S. workers eligible for extra pay when they work long hours. But it faces an uncertain future due to the looming presidential election as well as legal challenges from employer groups. The rule raises the overtime “salary threshold” — the number below which a […]
(The Hill) – President Biden is extending overtime protections to workers who make less than the median individual salary, and is vowing to take more action if reelected. The executive action announced Monday will extend protections to workers making salaries of less than $43,888 a year, the White House said in a statement. Previous overtime […]
The lock-in effect that has kept U.S. housing market activity subdued probably isn’t going away this year or next year or even the year after that. It could hang over prospective buyers and sellers of existing homes for six to eight years before finally going away, Bank of America warned in a note on Monday, locking […]
Nearly 200 new state laws that were signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis take effect on July 1. Some of those new laws in Florida are drawing national attention and sparking a bit of controversy. READ: New Florida law increases penalties for repeat street racers Here is a breakdown of some of the most notable laws […]
Life for many California residents is about to change on Monday. That’s when several new state laws take effect. They range from a gun tax and a ban on hidden business fees to updated rules on repairing electronic devices, security deposits and school suspensions. Here’s a roundup of seven new laws in California and how […]
The Iowa State Capitol on Feb. 13, 2024. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Dozens of the laws passed during the 2024 legislative session take effect Monday, including measures cutting state boards and commissions, limiting the potency of consumable hemp products and setting new education policies for public K-12 schools. During the 2024 legislative session, […]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Several new laws go into effect in Virginia on July 1. New Virginia laws taking effect July 2024 Minimum Marriage Age Virginia is the first state in the south to ban child marriage. You must be at least 18-years-old to marry, regardless on if you are emancipated from parents or guardians. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Across northern Utah, officials are implementing Stage 1 Fire Restrictions in response to the expected weather conditions — and the restrictions are set to go into effect on July 1. On Sunday, June 30, Utah officials made the announcement that the Stage 1 restrictions would begin at 12:01 a.m. on […]
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — The National Weather Service (NWS) announced Sunday a severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for multiple parts of Pennsylvania. Thunderstorms arrive during the weekend in PA According to the NWS, there is a severe thunderstorm watch in effect on Sunday for multiple counties in the Keystone State until 7:00 p.m. The […]
MIAMI (AP) — As Florida’s ban on “lab-grown” meat is set to go into effect next week, one manufacturer hosted a last hurrah — at least for now — with a cultivated meat-tasting party in Miami. California-based Upside Foods hosted dozens of guests Thursday evening at a rooftop reception in the city’s Wynwood neighborhood, known […]
A neon sign advertises delta-8 products at a store in Sioux Falls. (John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight) A new law barring the production or sale of high-inducing, hemp-derived cannabis products will take effect Monday after a judge declined to block it. Hemp Quarters 605, a Pierre-based shop that sells those products, filed a lawsuit earlier this […]
EYEWITNESS WEATHER (WBRE/WYOU) — The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a tornado watch in effect until 8:00 p.m. across counties in Pennsylvania. According to officials until 8:00 p.m. Saturday night, the following counties will be on tornado watch: Lycoming Columbia Union Northumberland Sullivan Clinton Tioga Bedford Blair Cambria Cameron Centre Clearfield Elk Franklin Fulton […]