April 23, 2004
- CHN: Department Of Labor Revises Overtime Pay Rule Proposal
New Rules Would Expand Salary Limits, But Effects Are Unclear Earlier this week the Bush administration announced they would make revisions to the controversial new overtime pay rules introduced in March of last year. The current overtime rules have guaranteed millions of workers overtime pay for decades – money that accounts for a significant portion Read More »
Posted in Labor and Employment Comments Off - CHN: Still No Budget Resolution – But Tax Cuts Moving Forward in the House
House and Senate negotiators have been unable to reach a conference agreement on a budget plan for fiscal year 2005. The main sticking point is the insistence by key Senators that the budget deal include a rule that would require Congress to pay for new tax cuts and new spending by either cutting elsewhere in Read More »
Posted in Budget and Appropriations Comments Off - CHN: Bush Administration Moves To Make Financing Changes To Section 8
Altering Rule for Program Could Cut Vouchers in Many Areas The Bush Administration’s fiscal year 2005 budget contained many proposals unfriendly to social service programs. One of the most worrisome proposals was President Bush’s plan to drastically change the structure, rules, and funding of the Section 8 Housing Voucher Program. The proposal is the second Read More »
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