By Jessica Loeding
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mall-business owners going to the polls in November will
be focused on those candidates they see helping to fight
the influx of labor regulations being introduced at the
local, state and federal level.
In the first half of 2016, California and New York adopted
measures to push minimum wage to $15, and a final rule was
issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on overtime
regulations.
Although all eyes are on the race for the White House, a
bigger battle is brewing on Capitol Hill. This year, 469 seats in
the U.S. Congress are up for election – 34 in the Senate and all
435 House seats.
The question becomes whether Democrats can take back
the Senate. To do so, the party needs to gain five seats. Democrats hold 10 of the positions open in 2016, while 24 belong to
Republicans.
With battles over minimum wage, paid sick leave and
predictive schedul