WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R43792) on Oct. 3, 2024, entitled "State Minimum Wages: An Overview" by labor policy specialist Sarah A. Donovan and research librarian Ellen M. Lechman. Here are excerpts: * * * Summary The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), enacted in 1938, is the federal law that establishes the general minimum wage that must be paid to all covered, nonexempt workers employed in a state or territory of the U more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Committees, released the following statement in commemoration of Veterans Day. "The tradition of New Mexicans answering our nation's call to serve runs deep. Throughout our state's proud history, New Mexico's service members and military veterans have put our cou more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for an executive business meeting at 10 a.m. on Nov. 14, 2024, at G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building: AGENDA I. Nominees * Ryan Young Park, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit * Anthony J. Brindisi, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of New York * Elizabeth C. Coombe, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of New York * Sarah Morgan Dav more PR