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House GOP Passes Bill Loosening Overtime Laws

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 05.09.2013 | Politics
Read More: Overtime Pay, Fair Labor Standards Act, Video, Comp Time, Martha Roby, Labor Laws, Tom Harkin, Working Families, Overtime, Working Families Flexibility Act, House Republicans, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- As part of their efforts to rebrand the GOP as a more caring party, House Republicans passed a hotly debated bill Wednesday that would l...

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House Expected To Advance Controversial Overtime Alternative

AP | Posted 05.08.2013 | Politics
Read More: Overtime Pay, Gop Overtime Bill, House of Representatives, Politics News, House Overtime Pay Law, Overtime Bill, Overtime Pay Law Change, Overtime Change, Eric Cantor, House Overtime Bill, Politics News

BY SAM HANANEL, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — The Republican-led House is poised to approve a bill that would give private sector workers the...

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'Working Families Flexibility Act' Doesn't Give Flexibility or Support to Working Families

Rep. Gwen Moore | Posted 05.08.2013 | Politics
Read More: More Work Less Pay, H.R. 1406, Working Families, Mothers, Working Families Flexibility Act, Overtime Pay, Unpaid Overtime, Politics News
Rep. Gwen Moore

In a perfect gift for mothers just short of Mother's Day, House Republicans have once again introduced legislation with a charming title and a potentially devastating impact for working women and families.

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Loosening the Ties That Bind

Kathie Lingle | Posted 05.07.2013 | Business
Read More: Overtime Pay, Comp Time, Workplace, House GOP, Working Mothers, 40 Hour Work Week, Fmla, Compensation, Workplace Flexibility, Overtime, Flsa, Family, Business News
Kathie Lingle

The major flaw in the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 is that it's only a start to what needs to be done.

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Mothers, Working Families Aren't Fooled

Debra L. Ness | Posted 05.06.2013 | Politics
Read More: Fair Labor Standards Act, Comp Time, Mother's Day, Paycheck Fairness Act, Paid Sick Days, Paid Leave, Labor, Working Mothers, Congress, Family and Medical Leave Act, Working Families Flexibility Act, Working Families, Women, Overtime Pay, Workplace Flexibility, Healthy Families Act, Politics News
Debra L. Ness

Why are some members of Congress wasting time on a bill that would make things even worse for many of these families?

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GOP Floats Controversial Overtime Alternative

AP | SAM HANANEL | Posted 05.06.2013 | Politics
Read More: Overtime Pay, Fair Labor Standards Act, Politics News, Video, Martha Roby, Paid Time Off, Overtime Pay Gop, Overtime Pay Republicans, Overtime, Eric Cantor, Politics News

WASHINGTON — It seems like a simple proposition: give employees who work more than 40 hours a week the option of taking paid time off instead of...

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Making Life Work

Rep. Renee Ellmers | Posted 04.22.2013 | Politics
Read More: Overtime Pay, Congress, Comp Time, Martha Roby, Work-Life Balance, 113th Congress, Workplace Flexibility, Overtime, Renee Ellmers, Working Families Flexibility Act, Politics News
Rep. Renee Ellmers

If technology and communications can adapt to people's modern lifestyles, then why can't our labor laws follow suit? Private-sector businesses continue to live under an outdated federal mandate that says the only way to compensate for overtime is through cash wages.

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Dave Jamieson

GOP Looks To Loosen Overtime Laws

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 04.03.2013 | Politics
Read More: Overtime Pay, Fair Labor Standards Act, Video, Labor, Comp Time, House GOP, Martha Roby, Labor Laws, Overtime Laws, Workplace Flexibility, Overtime, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- House Republicans are planning to introduce legislation that could loosen the nation's 75-year-old law governing overtime in the workpla...

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Workers Should Get Overtime For Checking Email Outside Of Work, Lawsuit Claims

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 02.07.2013 | Business
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CHICAGO -- Does scanning emails and answering calls from bosses on your smartphone after hours constitute work that should be compensated? A lawsuit w...

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Dave Jamieson

Thanks For Nothing: Workers Lose Holiday As Retail Expands Hours

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 11.29.2012 | Business
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WASHINGTON -- Last year, for the first time in her life, Ayanna Roach missed Thanksgiving. The 23-year-old was working at an Old Navy store in the ...

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Record Number Of Employers Not Paying Overtime, Stealing Wages

The Huffington Post | James Sunshine | Posted 07.26.2012 | Business
Read More: Overtime Pay, National Employment Law Project, Video, Wage Theft, Hilda Solis, Labor Department, Overtime, Seyfarth Shaw, Business News

Not getting your overtime pay? You're not alone. The number of workers filing complaints against their employers under the Fair Labor Standard Act ...

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No Overtime For You!

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 06.19.2012 | Home
Read More: Prescription Drugs, Overtime Pay, Supreme Court, Prescription Drug Sales, No Overtime Pay, Drug Sales Representative, Drug Sales, Home News

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court has ruled that sales representatives for pharmaceutical companies do not qualify for overtime pay under federal law, a...

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Port Authority Cop Rakes In $180K In Overtime Pay

The Huffington Post | Posted 06.19.2012 | Home
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And you thought your job perks were cushy. The New York Post reports Sgt. Edwin Rivera of the Port Authority Police Department is on track to earn...

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More And More Workers Claim Companies Are Withholding Pay

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 05.30.2012 | Business
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Do American companies have a problem with paying their employees? A growing number of workers seem to think so. Collective action lawsuits alleging...

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Revenge Of The Geeks

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 05.10.2012 | Business
Read More: Overtime Pay, Unpaid Interns, Walmart, Geek Squad, Video, Diana Wang, Wages, Fiscal Times, Taco Bell, Novartis, Labor Department, Worker Productivity, Class Action Lawsuit, Hearst Corporation, Best Buy, Business News

If some workers get their way we may witness the real life version of Revenge of the Nerds -- or in this case, geeks. Geek Squad workers have file...

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Ex-Taco Bell Manager Alleges Chain Forced Employees To Work Unpaid Overtime

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 05.03.2012 | Business
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Taco Bell loves it when you eat round the clock. But they don't seem to want to pay their workers for every one of the hours they spend feeding you. ...

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Howard Stern Wanted How Much In Stock Awards?

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 04.18.2012 | Business
Read More: Lloyd Blankfein, Overtime Pay, Joel Hyatt, The Smoking Gun, Video, Siriusxm, Novartis, Howie Mandel, Howard Stern, Jamie Dimon, Compensation, Al Gore, Keith Olbermann, Stock Awards, U.S. Department of Labor, Business News

In the words of his America’s Got Talent co-judge Howie Mandel, radio personality Howard Stern’s lawsuit against SiriusXM is a decisive “no deal...

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More Workers Filing Lawsuits To Claim Unpaid Overtime

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 04.16.2012 | Business
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More workers are fighting back against their employers. Workers filed 32 percent more lawsuits against their employers for unpaid overtime last ye...

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California Prison Nurse Triples Her Income Due To Overtime Pay

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.27.2011 | Business
Read More: Bloomberg, Overtime Pay, Layoffs, Video, California, Governor Jerry Brown, Wages, State Employee Unions, Compensation, Teachers, Business News

In California, putting in the extra hours can apparently really pay off. A California nurse working at a men's prison tripled her pay last year by...

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Newport Beach Lifeguards Earn More Than Some Corporate Executives

The Washington Post | Posted 07.20.2011 | Business
Read More: Overtime Pay, Public Safety Employees, Budget-Watchers, Salaries, Benefits, Beachgoers, Pension Costs, Overpaid, Fire Captains, Lifeguards, Facebook, Battalion Chiefs, Business News

(AP) NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. Aurora Toussaint brings her disabled son to the sun-kissed beaches of this Southern California city almost every day in the...

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Overtime: 5 Things You Need to Know

The Huffington Post/AOL Small Business | Charlotte Jensen | Posted 08.09.2011 | Small Business
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Are you lost in the labyrinth of regulations pertaining to overtime? You're not alone. Plenty of business owners inadvertently find themselves confuse...

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