Study: Bush Plan Kills Overtime Pay for Millions
Revised changes to overtime rules proposed by the Bush administration will still fail to protect overtime pay for 6 million workers, according to a new study.
The Labor Department, however, dismissed the study as a "rehash of misinformation."
The Bush administration issued proposed changes to overtime rules last year, but then revised them in March after criticism from some labor groups.
The original proposal would have stripped overtime protection for 8 million workers, according to the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), which studies issues affecting middle- and lower-income workers and receives funding from some labor groups.
But the revisions would still strip OT pay for about 6 million workers, EPI said in a study released Tuesday.
Wednesday, July 14
Why in God's Name Would the Working Class Vote for This Guy?
There's just no damned reason for ANYONE to want Bush to continue his fine work. NONE! This not only screws 6 million workers (albeit down from 8 million), but the Labor Department LIES about it. Damn! How do they do all this and no one gets fired?