Punching In: Harris Inherits a Labor Agenda Trump Aims to Reject

Monday morning musings for workplace watchers.

Harris and Trump’s Labor Priorities|State Anti-Bias Expansion

Rebecca Rainey and Diego Areas Munhoz: Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump have overlapped in their campaign themes to boost manufacturing jobs and make tips exempt from taxes, however their plans for the US Labor Department and legislative goals are at odds.

At the DOL: If elected, Harris would inherit a US Labor Department that’s fending off lawsuits against rules that expand overtime eligibility to four million new workers, make it harder for businesses to classify their workers as independent contractors, and raise wages ...