Edwards Eyes Overturning New Overtime Law
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Vice presidential candidate John Edwards promised Thursday that Democrats will move quickly to change the Bush administration's overtime rules if they win the White House next month.
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Democrat John Edwards on Friday released a plan he said would demand corporate responsibility, including limits on executive compensation packages and requirements that big businesses operate more openly.
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Controversial new rules regarding overtime pay went into effect Monday, with the Bush administration and labor advocates squabbling over how many US workers are affected.
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As controversial new federal overtime rules went into effect Monday, Gov. Blagojevich used the occasion to fire off a letter to US Labor Secretary Elaine Chao touting Illinois&#39; successful efforts in blocking much of their impact in the state.
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Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said Monday that raising the minimum wage and providing incentives to businesses for locating in impoverished communities could help struggling areas like the Delta region of east Arkansas.
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NEW YORK - The effect of new US overtime rules that go into effect today are the subject of intense dispute between labor groups and the Bush administration.
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Vice presidential candidate John Edwards on Saturday assailed a new Bush administration policy that excludes millions of Americans from overtime pay and promised that the Democratic ticket would ensure that workers are rewarded for their efforts.
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Anyone who obstructs emergency workers could face a fine of up to E5,000 under new legislation.
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Overtime pay matters to American workers and their families, and this week millions more of them gained overtime rights. Until now, outdated regulations left millions of workers without the guaranteed overtime protections they deserve.
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WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- New rules governing overtime pay take effect Monday, and a politically charged debate over the impact of the regulations on American workers&#39; paychecks looks likely to extend until Election Day.
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Democratic presidential contender John  Edwards on Wednesday mounted an attack on excessive executive  pay and soaring oil company profits, promising a series of  moves that he said would "restore balance between America's  corporations and America's working families."
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WASHINGTON - Several hundred union members marched outside the Labor Department to protest new overtime pay regulations taking effect Monday, with two senators pledging to try to roll them back when Congress returns from recess.    Protesters, many wearing union T-shirts, carried signs such as "President Bush: Hands off my overtime pay," and chanted, "Come on all you billionaires, give us wages that are fair."  "The fight is not over yet," said Republican Sen...
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Gordon Brown says he could overturn the recent law allowing pubs to open 24 hours a day.
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DES MOINES, Iowa  - U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards won labor union backing on Monday from steelworkers and mineworkers, putting him ahead of rivals in declared union support, his campaign said.
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Fresh from their triumph in the House, labor allies want the Senate to derail new Bush administration overtime rules that critics say would prevent 6 million American workers from getting the bonus pay.
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Presidential candidate John Edwards is urging the FCC to make it easier for small companies to acquire wireless spectrum when it goes to auction next year.
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Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards yesterday issued a blueprint aimed at providing health-care coverage for all Americans and said he would raise taxes to help pay the roughly $100 billion annual bill.