03/05/2024
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"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."
"For people with family commitments, being forced to stay late at work can mean children do not get picked up from a child care center or met at the bus stop."
"So, is this legislation likely to make this problem worse?"
"Yes, I absolutely believe that for many, many, many workers, the Working Families Flexibility Act would make lives worse. It would give them less control, less wages, and a lot more uncertainty."