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A proposal from the Labor Department would make an estimated 3.6 million salaried workers newly eligible for overtime pay. It covers workers earning less than $55,000 per year.

The Labor Department is proposing to make it more costly for employers to avoid paying overtime by making workers salaried employees.

The Biden administration is proposing a new rule that would make 3.6 million more U.S. workers eligible for overtime pay, reviving an Obama-era policy effort that was ultimately scuttled in court

Tennis star won match against Laura Siegemund during first night of US Open

King celebrates 50th anniv. of equal prize money for U.S. Open. Obama recalls King's fight for equal pay & her "Battle of the Sexes" win. King urges to remember, advocate & vote to protect progress. Video tributes from world's best tennis players honor King.

Trade deals have brought cheaper goods. They’ve also destroyed millions of US jobs and caused US wages to stagnate

After a rousing tribute from former first lady Michelle Obama, Billie Jean King on Monday celebrated the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Open becoming the first sporting event to offer equal prize money to female and male competitors, promising to never stop fighting to maintain that hard-won progress

Former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, were in the Arthur Ashe Stadium stands to watch Coco Gauff’s first-round victory at the U.S. Open