PRESS DIGEST-New York Times business news - Aug 31

Aug 31 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

- A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that Rudolph Giuliani was liable for defaming two Georgia election workers by repeatedly declaring that they had mishandled ballots while counting votes in Atlanta during the 2020 election.

- The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it was proposing to substantially increase the cutoff below which most salaried workers automatically receive time-and-a-half overtime pay.

- Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the longtime Republican leader, froze up suddenly during a news conference on Wednesday in Covington.

- Trader Joe's has issued a recall of a brand of black bean tamales, the sixth item that the popular grocery chain has recalled since July.

- Orsted, the Danish renewable energy giant, has warned that it may write off as much as $2.12 billion because of supply chain problems and other issues at three giant offshore wind installations off the U.S. East Coast.

(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)