Why the Biden administration is rushing to produce regulations
An obscure law creates pressure to issue rules that can’t be undone in a hurry
The bureaucrats have been busier than usual lately. Consider the three days between April 23rd and April 25th. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a sweeping rule banning non-compete clauses in the contracts of almost all American employees. The Department of Labour is expanding the set of workers who must receive mandatory overtime pay (to those who make less than $58,656 a year). The Environmental Protection Agency issued strict guidelines on coal-fired power stations that will probably spell their demise by 2039.
Explore more
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “It’s raining rules”
United States May 4th 2024
- Why the Biden administration is rushing to produce regulations
- Hawaii may soon have America’s first official state gesture
- Escalating protests expose three fault lines on American campuses
- Seaport Tower shows New York’s fight between housing and heritage
- California’s population is growing again
- A surprising Japanese presence in a traditional American craft
- Joe Biden is practising some Clintonian politics
From the May 4th 2024 edition
Discover stories from this section and more in the list of contents
Explore the editionMore from United States
A protest against America’s TikTok ban is mired in contradiction
Another Chinese app is not the alternative some young Americans think it is
How Joe Biden wound up serving Donald Trump
In some ways, his administration will look less like an interregnum than like MAGA-lite
How bad will the smoke be for Angelenos’ health?
Expect more sickness and disrupted schooling
Should you have to prove your age before watching porn?
America’s Supreme Court weighs a Texan law aimed at protecting kids
Tulsi Gabbard, Sean Penn and the hunt for an American hostage
A controversial trip to Syria in 2017 produced a possible sighting of Austin Tice, an imprisoned journalist
How flush Americans feel depends on their views of Donald Trump
Republicans expect a Trumponomics boom, Democrats dread a bust