Economists expect tomorrow’s jobs report to show an increase of 180,000 jobs and a reduction of the unemployment rate to 3.9%. If the prediction proves true, February would mark the 101st consecutive month of job growth.
Business groups expect that a forthcoming Department of Labor rule setting new criteria for overtime pay will expand the pool of workers eligible for time-and-a-half pay. However, the proposed rule will be less generous than the rule put forward by the Obama Labor Department, which sought to extend overtime to workers earning less than $47,000. The proposed rule reaches only workers earning up to $35,000, still an increase over the current threshold of $23,600.
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June 9
SoFi Stadium workers authorize a strike ahead of the World Cup; the NLRB finds Starbucks violated labor law; Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee is struck down.
June 8
BLS releases May jobs reports; US Trade Representative proposes new tariffs.
June 7
SAG-AFTRA members ratify a four-year CBA and the International Trade Union Confederation releases its 2026 Global Rights Index.
June 4
Third Circuit tosses DOL’s $35.8 million healthcare wage award; Trump’s Republican NLRB nominee gets Senate hearing; Harvard graduate students end strike.
June 3
JOLTS data shows mixed labor market as personal income declines; New York Fed research links remote work to rising youth unemployment; Virginia Governor Spanberger signs sweeping employment reform package.
June 2
Illinois passes rideshare driver unionization bill; DOL issues new union financial reporting rule; unions push back against AI data center regulations.