By Nathan Mehrens As originally published at http://www.investors.com/politics/commentary/government-sides-with-unions-over-businesses-again/ If you don’t show up for work and are permanently replaced can your employer get in trouble? According to the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the answer is yes. In a case currently pending […]

By Richard McCarty For decades, companions who sit with the elderly and infirm have been exempt from overtime and the minimum wage under the Fair Labor Standards Act. In 2013, Obama’s Department of Labor issued new regulations determining which companions would continue to be exempt from the […]

127 House Republicans have signed a Republican Study Committee letter urging immediate action by House Speaker John Boehner to not only repeal Obamacare, but to defund every aspect of it. Below is a list of those that signed and those that didn’t. Americans for Limited Government President Bill Wilson had this to say about the letter: “On […]

Efforts are underway in the House of Representatives to stop Obama from having the ability of appointing controversial nominees during a Congressional recess. The efforts are being spearheaded by Rep. Jeff Landry (R-LA). Rep. Landry, along with 77 House GOP freshman, sent a letter to […]