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However, President Joe Bidens big reforms could get blocked in federal court and killed by a Trump presidency.
A congressional resolution would kill a new Labor Department rule that would guarantee time-and-a-half pay for more workers when they log over 40 hours.
Theres just a lot of people in this country that dont want to work, period, Rep. Virginia Foxx said during a hearing about people who work too much.
Reviving an Obama-era proposal, the White House wants more employees to earn time-and-a-half pay when they work long hours.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says more salaried workers deserve time-and-a-half pay when they work long hours.
The administration finally released a long-awaited plan to update overtime regulations. It's basically a watered-down version of Obama's.
The so-called "Flex" work bill would allow companies to flout existing laws that benefit workers.
The omission of farmworkers from overtime law is a vestige of the Great Depression. A bill introduced by Sen. Kamala Harris would get rid of it.
Trump might make more workers eligible for overtime pay, just not as many as Obama envisioned.
If he does, fewer workers will be entitled to time-and-a-half pay than Obama wanted.