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Mark Takano: “The Department of Labor's update to the overtime rule is long overdue and, according to the Economic Policy Institute…”

On the recordJune 8, 2016
The Department of Labor's update to the overtime rule is long overdue and, according to the Economic Policy Institute, would benefit 1,076,000 working people in my home state of California.
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Mark Takano
Democratic · California

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Takano emphasizes the overdue overtime rule's benefits for workers in California.

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