Describing the President Barack Obama's overtime rule, originally set to kick in on Thursday, as an "automatic updating mechanism ripe for review," an east Texas federal court judge recently blocked the rule's implementation, effectively granting businesses a reprieve from having to pay overtime to salaried workers.
In siding with 21 states and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Sherman, Texas, U.S. District Court Judge Amos Mazzant last week granted a nationwide injunction, effectively halting a Labor Department rule that would have raised the annual floor salary of overtime-eligible employees from $23,600 to $47,892.
AMHERST — The president of Hampshire College is digging in his heels and defending his school's controversial decision not to fly the American flag on campus, having recently announced in a college-wide email that protesters will be banned from school grounds following Sunday's demonstrations.
"The demonstration itself, was for the most part, peaceful," President Jonathan Lash wrote in an email sent Tuesday, which was obtained by CampusReform.org. "But with so much outside attention and interest focused on our campus, we feel it's wise to take precautions to increase our security."
