In These Times
05-03-2017, 10:30 PM
Republicans have passed yet another bill (http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/40375-how-president-trump-and-congressional-republicans-are-undercutting-wages-and-protections-for-working-people) that erodes protections for working families.
A bill Republicans have been pushing for years that undermines overtime pay just cleared the House. Called the “Working Families Flexibility Act (https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1180/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22Hr+1180%22%5D%7D&r=1)” (H.R. 1180 (https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1180/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22Hr+1180%22%5D%7D&r=1)), it would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act (https://www.dol.gov/whd/flsa/) to allow private companies to offer employees “comp” time instead of overtime pay for hours worked beyond a 40-hour work week.
The bill is being sold by Republicans as family friendly (http://edworkforce.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=401592) and “pro-worker,” allowing workers to take time off to attend to family needs. But Democrats and scores of labor and worker advocacy groups oppose the bill, saying it offers employees a false choice between pay and time off, effectively depriving workers of earned overtime without providing guarantees of family leave or stable work schedules.
More... (http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/20103/the_gop_just_got_one_step_closer_to_taking_away_your_overtime_pay/)
A bill Republicans have been pushing for years that undermines overtime pay just cleared the House. Called the “Working Families Flexibility Act (https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1180/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22Hr+1180%22%5D%7D&r=1)” (H.R. 1180 (https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1180/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22Hr+1180%22%5D%7D&r=1)), it would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act (https://www.dol.gov/whd/flsa/) to allow private companies to offer employees “comp” time instead of overtime pay for hours worked beyond a 40-hour work week.
The bill is being sold by Republicans as family friendly (http://edworkforce.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=401592) and “pro-worker,” allowing workers to take time off to attend to family needs. But Democrats and scores of labor and worker advocacy groups oppose the bill, saying it offers employees a false choice between pay and time off, effectively depriving workers of earned overtime without providing guarantees of family leave or stable work schedules.
More... (http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/20103/the_gop_just_got_one_step_closer_to_taking_away_your_overtime_pay/)