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• April 26, 2024
  April 26, 2024
• ‘Devastating’ Wait Times At Mexico Border Strain California Small Businesses

  Multiple studies show immigrants like Alaniz’s family were a key economic engine for the United States’ rebound from the pandemic. Some 50% of the labor market’s recent growth came from foreign-born workers between January 2023 and January 2024, according to an Economic Policy Institute analysis of federal data.

  CalMatters April 25, 2024
• FTC just banned noncompetes. Here’s what that means for healthcare.

  According to Heidi Shierholz, a labor economist and president of the Economic Policy Institute, the only leverage nonunion workers have is “…[T]heir ability to quit their job. Noncompetes don’t just stop you from taking a job — they stop you from starting your own business.”

  Advisory Board April 25, 2024
• Chamber of Commerce Sues to Block FTC Ban on Anti-Worker Noncompete Agreements

  “Noncompetes are about reducing competition, full stop. It’s in their name,” Heidi Shierholz, president of the Economic Policy Institute, said Tuesday. “Noncompetes are bad for workers, bad for consumers, and bad for the broader economy. This rule is an important step in creating an economy that is not only strong but also works for working people.”

  Common Dreams April 25, 2024
• The Cost of Exemption: Dep’t of Labor Final Rule Jettisons Salary Thresholds for Exemption Under the Fair Labor Standards Act

  These changes will have a profound impact on the number of employees subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (“FLSA”) minimum wage and overtime guarantees—the Economic Policy Institute estimated that 3.4 million employees will be affected by the EAP exemption threshold, with another 248,000 workers affected by the new HCE threshold.

  JD Supra April 25, 2024
• Federal regulators just passed two new worker-friendly rules
  • The final rule would benefit 4.3 million workers, more than half of them women, per an estimate from the progressive Economic Policy Institute. It could result in a transfer of $1.5 billion in pay annually from employers to workers.
  • It’s a win-win for employees, whatever they choose, says Heidi Shierholz, president of the Economic Policy Institute, who worked on the Obama administration’s ultimately failed efforts to raise the overtime threshold. “Workers will either get higher pay or they’ll get their time back.”
  Axios April 25, 2024
• FTC just banned noncompetes. Here’s what that means for healthcare.

  According to Heidi Shierholz, a labor economist and president of the Economic Policy Institute, the only leverage nonunion workers have is “…[T]heir ability to quit their job. Noncompetes don’t just stop you from taking a job — they stop you from starting your own business.”

  Advisory Board April 25, 2024
• Chamber of Commerce Sues to Block FTC Ban on Anti-Worker Noncompete Agreements

  “Noncompetes are about reducing competition, full stop. It’s in their name,” Heidi Shierholz, president of the Economic Policy Institute, said Tuesday. “Noncompetes are bad for workers, bad for consumers, and bad for the broader economy. This rule is an important step in creating an economy that is not only strong but also works for working people.”

  Common Dreams April 25, 2024
• The Cost of Exemption: Dep’t of Labor Final Rule Jettisons Salary Thresholds for Exemption Under the Fair Labor Standards Act

  These changes will have a profound impact on the number of employees subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (“FLSA”) minimum wage and overtime guarantees—the Economic Policy Institute estimated that 3.4 million employees will be affected by the EAP exemption threshold, with another 248,000 workers affected by the new HCE threshold.

  JD Supra April 25, 2024
• Federal regulators just passed two new worker-friendly rules
  • The final rule would benefit 4.3 million workers, more than half of them women, per an estimate from the progressive Economic Policy Institute. It could result in a transfer of $1.5 billion in pay annually from employers to workers.
  • It’s a win-win for employees, whatever they choose, says Heidi Shierholz, president of the Economic Policy Institute, who worked on the Obama administration’s ultimately failed efforts to raise the overtime threshold. “Workers will either get higher pay or they’ll get their time back.”
  Axios April 25, 2024