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"The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people." Cesar Chavez |
:: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 ::
Bush Ignores Labor's Toothless Protests To Rob Many Millions of Overtime Pay
By Harry Kelber
Unless there is a firestorm of protests from organized labor, millions of workers will be deprived of the right to receive time and- a-half pay for every hour worked beyond a 40-hour workweek, a right they've enjoyed for more than six decades since the passage of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
The Bush administration has authorized the U.S. Labor Department to revamp the wage and hour law so that employers can reclassify workers who earn as little as $22,000 a year with executive, managerial and professional titles, thus compelling them to work excessive hours at straight time.
More than eight million white-collar workers would lose their right to overtime pay under the Labor Department's latest regulations, according to a study by the Economic Policy Institute, released on June 26.------------------------------------------- posted 6:09 AM :: reference link ::
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