Labor Secretary Tom Perez told Congress on Wednesday that his agency is still working on President Barack Obama’s directive a year ago that the department come up with new rules to make more workers eligible for overtime pay for working beyond their scheduled hours.

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Complying with the health care law is costing small businesses thousands of dollars that they didn’t have to spend before the new regulations went into effect.

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Top executives from the bankrupt operator of the Indiana Toll Road will split $2.45 million in bonuses once an Australian company closes on a $5.72 billion deal to buy the lease-holding business.

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A quarter of the dogs taken in by one California animal shelter look like Chihuahuas.

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Massachusetts could reap billions of dollars in economic activity if Boston is chosen to host the 2024 Olympics, the authors of a new report suggest, while adding there are still many questions that cloud the forecast.

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A federal judge on Tuesday declined to block part of Seattle’s new minimum wage law from going into effect after some businesses said it discriminates against franchises that are part of large national chains.

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Music flooded into the streets around Austin’s convention center as South by Southwest’s music festival kicked off and the interactive portion wrapped up.

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A Senate committee on Tuesday recommended a measure that would help an ambitious plan to redevelop the shuttered Balsams resort but said key details still need to be worked out.

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Iowa’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 percent in January, from 4.3 percent in December, according to a state report released Tuesday.

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Californians won’t be able to water their lawns more than twice a week under tougher drought regulations that are expected to be approved Tuesday as the state heads into a fourth particularly dry year.

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