Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

On Saturday, April 20, the House voted on a series of five separate bills, three of which would provide emergency funding to Israel, Ukraine and the Indo-Pacific, a fourth so-called “sidecar” spending bill that would cover a series of related national security measures sought by House Republicans, and a fifth bill focused on border security intended to appease conservative members of the GOP conference. Altogether, the Israel, Ukraine and Indo-Pacific measures called for $95.3 billion in spending—$26.38 billion for Israel. $60.84 billion for Ukraine and $8.12 billion for the Indo-Pacific. The House ultimately passed four of the five measures, with the border-focused bill failing to achieve the necessary level of support required for passage.

The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) just announced significant revisions to the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) regulations, increasing exempt employee salary thresholds, resulting in an estimated 4 million additional employees becoming eligible to receive overtime. The DOL emphasized that the new thresholds provide clear and predictable guidance for employers and are intended to “ensur[e] that lower-paid salaried workers receive their hard-earned pay or get much-deserved time back with their families.” The changes under the rule will begin to take effect July 1, 2024.

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