ASAToday for April 18th, 2024

Update on the Deficit Per the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the official federal deficit for FY23 was nearly $1.7 trillion, an increase from just under $1.4 trillion a year earlier. Excluding the…

Social Security Increase Per the Social Security Administration, shrinking inflation has decreased the annual cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security beneficiaries to 3.2 percent next year, down from the 8.7 percent raise seniors…

Overtime Rule Comment Period Remains November 7th The Department of Labor has denied requests to extend the comment period for the proposed changes to the overtime pay rule. As a result, comments…

OSHA Announces Proposed Rule on Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process            OSHA is seeking public input on a recent proposal to amend its regulations dealing with representatives of employers and employees. Specifically, the…

OSHA Reopens Comment Docket for Heat Injury and Illness Standard As OSHA has finished its series of Small Business Advocacy Review panels on its forthcoming heat injury and illness prevention standard for…

This Week in Congress This week, the Senate was not in session, but the House returned to elect a new Speaker, along with debating the one-person motion to vacate rule, which became…