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Mark Takano: “So back in the 1970s, 1975, about 60 percent of the workforce that were covered under the salary threshold for being…”

On the recordApril 4, 2017
So back in the 1970s, 1975, about 60 percent of the workforce that were covered under the salary threshold for being able to earn overtime pay. We're down to 8 percent.
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Mark Takano
Democratic · California

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Takano discusses the significant decline in overtime coverage since the 1970s.

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