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An OSHA exposure limit or a DOL overtime threshold becomes binding law through the Administrative Procedure Act's notice-and-comment process — a published proposal, a public docket, and a reasoned final rule.
By James Wellington
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House Bill 567, signed by Gov. Mike Kehoe on July 10, 2025, ended the earned paid sick time mandate on August 28, 2025 and froze future minimum wage inflation adjustments.
James Wellington · 4 min
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Two final rules published August 3 shift appeals of furloughs, separations and demotions to OPM itself, effective September 2, ending the MSPB hearing route.
Malik Johnson · 5 min
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The Court agreed to decide how far the department can go to court for farmworkers owed pay, a question that shapes protections for hundreds of thousands of seasonal workers.
Malik Johnson · 6 min
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A 25-page Office of Legal Counsel opinion, released June 9, concludes Title VII liability cannot rest on unequal outcomes alone; courts, not DOJ, will decide.
Kara Williams · 7 min
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A primer on non-day schedules — who works them, what federal safety research says about the health evidence, and which scheduling design rules follow from it.
Devon Clarke · 8 min
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Union-backed litigation alleges the agency abandoned a decades-old process for class-style discrimination complaints by federal employees; the EEOC's position is not resolved.
Malik Johnson · 9 min
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