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Obama pushes for more overtime pay

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Mar 12, 2014
Wages haven’t really increased in the last 20 years--a look at how and why companies are keeping wages low
U.S. President Barack Obama returned to the White House after a day trip to New York on March 11, 2014 in Washington, D.C. The president attended two fundraisers and shopped at a Midtown Manahattan Gap, highlighting the retailer's policy of paying entry-level employees more than the federal minimum wage. No word on whether or not he was paid overtime.
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PODCAST: Overtime, overworked?

by David Brancaccio
Mar 12, 2014
The White House wants to make more Americans eligible for overtime pay.
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Boston pizzeria gets new ownership - its former employees

by Marketplace Contributor
Feb 13, 2013
In a twist, former employees who'd been duped out of overtime pay become part-owners of a Harvard Square pizzeria.
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More overtime hours, less overtime pay?

by Mitchell Hartman
Jul 12, 2012
Federal lawsuits over wage and hour violations are up since the start of the recession.
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Supreme Court enters decades-old overtime debate

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Apr 16, 2012
What the high court decides in the class action lawsuit against drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline may change overtime rules for all U.S. employers.
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