Weekly Address: Rewarding Hard Work by Strengthening Overtime Pay Protections

In this week’s address, President Obama highlighted the action he took this week to reward hard work by strengthening overtime pay protections. As part of this year of action, the President has ordered the Secretary of Labor to modernize our country’s overtime rules to ensure that millions of A…
Read more about:
Weekly Address: Rewarding Hard Work by Strengthening Overtime Pay Protections

Obama makes the case for strengthening overtime protections in weekly address

Now, for more than 75 years, the 40-hour workweek and the overtime protections that come with it have helped countless workers climb the ladder of success. But today, an overtime exception originally meant for highly-paid employees now applies to workers who earn as little as $ 23,660 a year….
Read more about:
Obama makes the case for strengthening overtime protections in weekly address

New Funding to Increase Access to Mental Health Services and New Protections Under the Health Care Law

Stefanie FeldmanFebruary 18, 201407:22 PM EST

So far this year, the Administration has taken three key steps as part of our ongoing effort to increase access to mental health services.
First, the President signed an omnibus appropriations bill, securing $ 115 million for new mental health…
Read more about:
New Funding to Increase Access to Mental Health Services and New Protections Under the Health Care Law

Court: Bloggers Have First Amendment Protections

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled bloggers and the public have the same First Amendment protections as journalists when sued for defamation: If the issue is of public concern, plaintiffs have to prove negligence to win damages.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on F…
Read more about:
Court: Bloggers Have First Amendment Protections

[214] TSA Hires Pedophiles, Whistleblower Protections, Detroit Post Rock Bottom

http://i2.wp.com/isbigbrotherwatchingyou.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/0406b_breaking_the_set_NSA_default.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024

Abby Martin Breaks the Set on the Uptick in TSA Misconduct, Efforts to Protect Whistleblowers, US Food Banned in Other Countries, and a Closer Look at Detroi…

Read more about:
[214] TSA Hires Pedophiles, Whistleblower Protections, Detroit Post Rock Bottom