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Post by bot on Jul 2, 2015 20:14:12 GMT -5
Hoyer Statement on Proposal to Extend Overtime Pay Protections WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after President Obama announced the Department of Labor’s new proposal to extend overtime pay protections to nearly five million Americans: "I applaud the proposed rule announced today to raise the overtime eligibility threshold so that more American workers can bring home the higher wages they have earned. The overtime eligibility threshold has been outdated for some time, and this new proposal will make nearly 5 million additional American workers eligible to receive guaranteed time-and-a-half pay for the overtime hours they put in. I thank the President for his continued commitment to expanding access to the American Dream and making sure those who work hard to make our economy competitive can make it in America." Visit www.democraticwhip.gov for more press, floor and member resources.
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