Money & Jobs
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Biden makes 4 million more workers eligible for overtime pay
The US Department of Labor says updated regulations will increase income thresholds to ensure lower-income salaried employees are fairly compensated when they work more than 40 hours per week.
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Biden administration bans noncompete clauses for workers
The new rule bans new noncompete agreements for the vast majority of American workers and requires employers to let current and past employees know they won’t enforce them going forward. Companies will also be required to throw out existing noncompete agreements.
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Sens. Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto join efforts against Big Oil consolidation
Members of Congress point to the recent consolidation of several Big Oil companies as potential violations of antitrust law, imploring the FTC to consider fallout from previous mergers as warning signs of future harm.
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After a push from Sen. Jacky Rosen, the FTC is suing to block the Kroger-Albertsons merger
“My constituents lack assurances that the proposed deal will not further increase food costs for hardworking Nevadans who are already getting squeezed by rising grocery prices,” Sen. Rosen wrote in a December letter to the FTC.
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Exigen que Baron HR responda por cheques sin fondos e irregularidades
El sábado 24 de febrero, un centenar de trabajadores realizaron una manifestación afuera de las oficinas de Baron HR, para exigir que la empresa se haga responsable por haber emitido cheques sin fondos y otras irregularidades.
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NV Energy customers, not shareholders, on the hook for employee bonuses
If Southern Nevadans expect better customer service from NV Energy, they’ll have to pay for it. That’s the message from Public Utilities Commissioner Randy Brown, who led the charge to have ratepayers, rather than shareholders, foot the bill for the utility’s employee bonuses.
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Bilingual resources in Las Vegas for no-cost 2024 tax prep
Tax prep is a challenge for all Americans, but it’s even more difficult for Spanish speakers with little to no English skills, especially if they don’t have the resources to pay for an expensive tax attorney.
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Sen. Rosen urges Senate Majority Leader Schumer to hold vote on tax cut package
Households benefiting from the changes to the child tax credit would see an average tax cut of $680 in the first year, according to estimates from the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center.
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Entró en vigor el salario que “cambia la vida” de 13,000 Home Care Workers
Después de que el salario se haya estancado en alrededor de $11 por hora durante más de una década en el estado, y luego de años de fuerte defensa sindical, el nuevo salario mínimo ayudará a resolver la crisis de escasez de fuerza laboral para que la población de Nevada que envejece rápidamente y las…
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Lanza United Way of Southern Nevada subvenciones de impacto comunitario
United Way of Southern Nevada (UWSN) está iniciando el nuevo año abriendo solicitudes para su programa anual de Subvenciones de Impacto Comunitario. El programa destina los fondos comunitarios en esfuerzos caritativos para organizaciones que tengan impacto en el sur de Nevada. Los seleccionados recibirán apoyo financiero y organizativo y, al mismo tiempo, obtendrán reconocimiento en…
