Overtime rules spark debate on eligibility shift across industries
Labor Department overhaul aims to curb multimillion-dollar overtime suits by reclassifying workers. Hundreds of thousands could gain or lose eligibility, sparking industry-wide uncertainty. Leaders warn middle-class families face harm while unions protest and a task force reviews potential reclassifications.
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Bramlett Aiken Tech SGA President Plans Future Impact
Harold Bramlett, survivor of testicular cancer and father of Drew, serves as SGA president at Aiken Technical College. He aims to complete an associate degree, attend USC Aiken for further studies, and pursue graduate history degrees to teach. He emphasizes student involvement and hopes his work inspires his son.
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Aiken County
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Nancy Holmes
Wrecks Wind Up Inable Weather Injuries Reported
Cornelius T. Jones of Augusta witnessed a chain reaction crash near a naval base. A Ford Expedition was rear ended and spun perpendicular to the roadway injuring a woman whose identity was not released. Jones’s Chevrolet Impala was struck next by a black Ford truck, damaging his car while he and his mother departed the scene.
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Soldier-turned-guard member recalls Iraq tour and family ties
A Wagener-Salley High School graduate and South Carolina National Guard member reflects on his Iraq deployment. He describes combat landings, car bomb hazards, and staying safe on base while awaiting an April rotation. He passes time fishing near Saddam’s former palace moat.
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Augusta
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H&R Block Tax Course Information Offer
Call (803) 648-2864 or visit hrblock.com/taxcourses for more information about the H and R Block Income tax Course.
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