LANSING - Another blow was landed against the Obama administration’s effort to change US wage and hour law without passing an amendment to the almost 80-year old Fair Labor Standards Act. The same Texas federal court that originally temporarily stayed the implementation of a new salary level test rule issued a permanent injunction against those
LANSING - The US Department of Labor is working toward rescinding its judicially enjoined overtime rules. These rules were published during the Obama Administration and dramatically increased the exemption salary level test from $433/week up to $913/week. It was intended to reduce the number of jobs that could be classified non-exempt by employers. The salary
LANSING - Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with financial advisor Rich Tegge, owner of Wealth Strategies Group in Marquette, who says now is a good time to pay attention to your retirement plan thanks to some new Department of Labor regulations on things like fiduciary rules and
