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“The federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) requires employers to provide certain workers with overtime pay when they work more than 40 hours in a week. That overtime pay must be at least 150 percent of the worker’s usual hourly wage. The Department of Labor has issued a rule—set to take effect on …
Library of Congress Blog – in Custodia Legis. November 8, 2016.Jennifer González – “Two years ago we added historical Statutes at Large to our Digitized Material page. Years 1789-1950 have been available there in a large PDF download, but we have been working steadily to add more functionality to the website. We continue to add details …
Politico’s new blog provides daily updates on the web and via email alerts. The focus is on daily meetings that include Pres-Elect Trump and or members of his team, transition plans, personnel under consideration for cabinet and administration positions, and plans for legislative initiatives.
Women in Congress, 1917-2016: Biographical and Committee Assignment Information, and Listings by State and Congress, Jennifer E. Manning, Information Research Specialist; Ida A. Brudnick, Specialist on the Congress. November 7, 2016. “One hundred eight women currently serve in the 114th Congress: 88 in the House, including four Delegates (65 Democrats and 23 Republicans), and 20 in the Senate (14 Democrats and 6 …
Intelligence Community Spending: Trends and Issues, Anne Daugherty Miles, Analyst in Intelligence and National Security Policy. November 8, 2016. “This report examines Intelligence Community (IC) funding over the past several decades, with an emphasis on the period from 2007-2017—the period in which total national and military intelligence program (NIP and MIP) spending dollars have been publicly disclosed on an …
“To help make the upcoming presidential and congressional transitions as informed as possible, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has launched a new mobile app that provides users easy access to the watchdog agency’s priority recommendations for improving government operations. “GAO has organized its work to help President-elect Donald Trump and the next Congress tackle critical …
Another source of election coverage here at Politico.com and Politico’s 2016 Presidential Election Results
CRS report via FAS – Contingent Election of the President and Vice President by Congress: Perspectives and Contemporary Analysis, Thomas H. Neale, Specialist in American National Government, November 3, 2016. The 12th Amendment to the Constitution requires that presidential and vice presidential candidates gain “a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed” in order …
CRS report via FAS – Recent State Election Law Challenges: In Brief. L. Paige Whitaker, Legislative Attorney. November 2, 2016. During the final months and weeks leading up to the November 8, 2016, presidential election, courts across the country have ruled in numerous challenges to state election laws. For example, there have been recent court …
Via FAS – this CRS report – Recent State Election Law Challenges: In Brief, L. Paige Whitaker, Legislative Attorney. November 2, 2016. “During the final months and weeks leading up to the November 8, 2016, presidential election, courts across the country have ruled in numerous challenges to state election laws. For example, there have been …
CRS Reports & Analysis Legal Sidebar Conflicts of Interest and the Presidency, 10/14/2016 – “Does federal law require the President to relinquish control of his or her business interests? Federal regulation of financial conflicts of interest is aimed at preventing opportunities for officials to personally benefit from influence they may have in their official capacity. …
Presentation by Megan Carroll, an analyst for CBO’s Budget Analysis Division, at the Budget Formulation and Execution Line of Business’s Fall Forum., November 1, 2016: “Since 1975, CBO has produced nonpartisan analyses of budgetary and economic issues to support the Congressional budget process. Each year, the agency’s economists and budget analysts produce dozens of reports …
