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Patty Murray: “Before that overtime rule, workers could be asked to put in extra hours--60, 70, 80 hours a week--without earning a…”

On the recordMarch 21, 2017
Before that overtime rule, workers could be asked to put in extra hours--60, 70, 80 hours a week--without earning a single extra dollar
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Murray highlights the previous lack of overtime pay protections for workers.

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