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

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The Government Accountability Office General Counsel has publicly issued a bid protest decision involving IBSS Corp., Silver Spring, Maryland, on Nov. 6, 2024. Highlights IBSS Corporation, a small business of Silver Spring, Maryland, protests the issuance of an order to Blue Glacier Management Group, Inc., and Reston Consulting Group, Inc., of Englewood, Colorado, under task order request for proposals (TORFP) No. NMITS-OSPO-2023-TORFP, issued by the Department of Commer  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The Government Accountability Office General Counsel has publicly issued a bid protest decision involving KBR Services LLC, Houston, Texas, and Vectrus Systems Corp., Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Oct. 17, 2024. Highlights KBR Services, LLC, of Houston, Texas, and Vectrus Systems Corporation, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, protest the issuance of a task order to Amentum Parsons Logistics Services LLC (APLS),1 of Arlington, Virginia, under request for task order proposal  more