White House Moves Closer To Major Executive Action On Overtime Pay

[applegrove]

White House Moves Closer To Major Executive Action On Overtime Pay

by Sam Stein and Dave Jamieson at the Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/05/overtime-pay-white-house_n_7208648.html?utm_hp_ref=politics

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The Obama administration on Tuesday morning put in motion one of the last major elements of the president's economic agenda, a reform to overtime rules that could result in a pay bump for millions.

Fulfilling an executive order issued last year by President Barack Obama, Labor Department officials have sent a proposal to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the Office of Management and Budget to expand the number of U.S. workers eligible for overtime pay when they work long hours.

The full proposal is now under review by OMB officials and won't be made public for at least several weeks. After it is published, there will be a review period during which interested parties can comment on the proposed rule. The details of the rule are eagerly awaited by employers and worker advocates -- not to mention overworked Americans -- since they will ultimately determine who receives time-and-a-half pay when they work more than 40 hours in a week.

"What we’ve seen is, increasingly, companies skirting basic overtime laws, calling somebody a manager when they’re stocking groceries and getting paid $30,000 a year," Obama said of his desire to reform overtime pay in a sit-down interview with HuffPost in March. "Those folks are being cheated."



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[Phlem]

1. Wish it would include

white collar slavery that's prominent and persistent in the salaried industry of tech. Especially the abusive crunch periods in the game industry. They all play into age discrimination.

[yeoman6987]

2. Not many jobs at 40 hours anyway or so I have been told

I guess companies will ensure their employees are out of there at 39 hours. The federal government is really good at this. 8-hours a day, 5-days a week is it. Union ensures it as well.

[Phlem]

3. yep.

39 hours at minimum wage or 60 hours a week salaried.

We're fucked.

[liberal_at_heart]

4. Yes we are. Sad but true.

More low wage, part time jobs. Hurrah!

[Cha]

5. Thank you, applegrove.. oh and Thanks Obama.

[applegrove]

7. Obama is in stealth mode. I can't wait to see all he has accomplished

behind the scenes. Likely we will not know for years. I don't blame him for totally going around the GOP in whatever way he has to. Bucket!

[Cha]

8. Bucket, indeed!

[Gothmog]

6. Obama needs to act on this issue