On Aug. 18, the U.S. Small Business Administration announced that it was issuing interim guidance regarding the 8(a) Business Development Program as a result of a court ruling that affects the program鈥檚 determination of social disadvantage. According to the SBA鈥檚 website, the SBA has temporarily suspended new 8(a) application submissions to comply with the district court鈥檚 decision.

On Aug. 30, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a new proposed rulemaking听that would alter overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The proposal increases the minimum salary level threshold to $55,068 annually for a full-year worker听and automatically updates the threshold every three years.

Despite being litigated for years, the Biden administration鈥檚 National Labor Relations Board has revived controversial policy from the Obama era in the form of its听Representation-Case Procedures final rule. The听direct final rule, issued without notice and the opportunity to comment,听essentially restores provisions of the听鈥渁mbush鈥� election rule of 2014听and rescinds the remaining ABC-supported provisions of the听2019 final rule. The rule will apply to representation petitions filed on or after Dec. 26, 2023, and employers will have less time to respond to representation petitions.