Human resource professionals will pay attention to what legislation moves in the Senate and the newly Democratic-controlled House of Representatives in 2019, including a possible minimum-wage increase and paid-leave proposals, and what rulemakings advance, including the overtime rule. The Department of Labor has sent the proposed overtime rule to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which is often a sign that public release is near, according to The Wall Street Journal.

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