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Mark Takano: “Updating the overtime exemption will help millions of workers make ends meet and give an added boost to our economy.”

On the recordOctober 7, 2015
Updating the overtime exemption will help millions of workers make ends meet and give an added boost to our economy.
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Mark Takano
Democratic · California

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Takano argues that updating overtime rules will benefit workers and the economy.

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