On the recordFebruary 15, 2017
Enforcing the FLSA and regularly updating the law would have meant that many, many people, workers would have felt the benefit of being protected by these overtime protections.
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congress.govMark Takano: “Enforcing the FLSA and regularly updating the law would have meant that many, many people, workers would have felt the…”
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Takano argues for the importance of updating labor laws to protect workers' rights.
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