What a roller coaster we have been on since President Trump’s inauguration! Democrats are up in arms. Republicans are cheering. Agencies are being shut down. Regulations are being rolled back. Tax cuts are looming. Government pork is being slashed.

Our president is a businessman, and he's certainly been getting down to business over the past few weeks.

So this is good for business, right?

Maybe in the long term. But right now, Trump is creating more headaches for businesses of all sizes. And I’m not expecting these challenges to go away any time soon.

Take the workplace. For the past four years we’ve complained about all the Biden-era regulations that have increased our costs. With Trump in office, shouldn’t these headaches go away? They will, at the federal level.

Federal minimum wages will likely stay the same. Overtime rules have already been rolled back to pre-Biden levels. Harassment and discrimination requirements are now mostly toothless, thanks to an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that has been reduced to just two of five commissioners. Worker classification regulations are in the courts. Business ownership requirements are at a standstill.

Fewer, if any, rules are expected to come from the Department of Labor, Equal........

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