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The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) is a United States federal law which aims to reduce the federal government budget deficit, lower prescription drug prices, and invest in domestic energy production while promoting clean energy. It was passed by the 117th United States Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden on August 16, 2022.
Topping the new laws that go into effect on Jan. 1 is the state's new paid pre-natal leave policy, allowing pregnant employees to take 20 hours of paid leave for a long list of pregnancy-related ...
The 118th United States Congress, which began on January 3, 2023, and will end on January 3, 2025, has enacted 209 public laws and zero private laws. [1] [2] [3]In contrast with previous Congresses, which generally enacted their first laws no later than January or February, the 118th Congress's first law was enacted on March 20. [4]
Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act: To provide paid family and medical leave to Federal employees, and for other purposes. H.R. 570: January 28, 2021: Offshore Accountability Act of 2021: To require operators of offshore oil and gas facilities to report failures of critical systems to the Secretary of the Interior, and for other ...
Wade was overturned in 2022, 14 states have passed near-total bans on abortion, but two laws taking effect Monday protect abortion rights. In Washington state, a new law aims to increase abortion ...
The new wage base limit, which will be in effect in 2025, is $176,100, up from the $168,600 limit in 2024. This means more income of some workers will be subject to Social Security payroll taxes ...
The first federal minimum wage was created as part of the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933, signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, but declared unconstitutional. In 1938 the Fair Labor Standards Act established it at $0.25 an hour ($5.19 in 2022 dollars). Its purchasing power peaked in 1968 at $1.60 ($13.46 in 2022 dollars ...
Before January 1, 2021, the Illinois Freedom to Work Act prohibited employers from entering into a covenant not to compete with Illinois employees earning the greater of (1) the hourly rate equal to the minimum wage required by the applicable federal, State, or local minimum wage law or (2) $13.00 per hour.