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States challenge federal rule expanding overtime pay

by Gigi Douban
Sep 21, 2016
Employees will be entitled to overtime unless they are paid more than $900 a week.
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New overtime rules mean changes for nonprofits and their employees

by Renata Sago
Sep 15, 2016
Nonprofits are scrambling to figure out how to comply with new overtime rules.
Workers at the Osceola Council on Aging in Kissimmee clean up after preparing and delivering 1,000 meals to senior citizens in the community.
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New overtime rule could help millions

by Andy Uhler
Jul 6, 2016
The Labor Department said an additional 4 million workers will have overtime protection.
 Customers pay at a cashier station in a JCpenny during Black Friday.
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How tariffs on Chinese imports affect the U.S. steel industry

by Kai Ryssdal
May 18, 2016
Kai Ryssdal checks in with Delaware Steel in Pennsylvania.
Hot steel slab being rolled. 
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Millions more white-collar workers could get overtime

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
May 16, 2016
The Labor Department wants to close the wage gap for nearly 5 million employees.
Workers currently don't get overtime if they're managers or administrative workers making at least $23,660 a year.
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Working hard for the money — will overtime help?

by Scott Tong
Jun 30, 2015
President Obama has announced that he will update labor rules to allow workers extra pay for work.
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President Obama extends overtime pay to more workers

by Mark Garrison
Jun 30, 2015
The proposal could mean bigger paychecks for up to five million workers.
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Labor Department may extend overtime to more workers

by Gigi Douban
Jun 10, 2015
The change would mean workers with higher salaries are eligible for overtime.
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Don't mess with French workers' 35 hour work week

by Kai Ryssdal
Apr 10, 2014
Tech sector employees have struck a new collective bargaining agreement.
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Multiple labor lawsuits hit McDonald's

by Mitchell Hartman
Mar 13, 2014
The fast-food giant is sued with its franchises for alleged wage and hour violations.
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