Whitehouse Applauds Obama Administration's Expansion of Overtime Pay

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Today the Obama Administration's Department of Labor proposed a new rule to boost wages for millions of salaried workers by setting a new income limit for automatic overtime pay. U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has been advocating for the change, signing onto a letter to the President in January urging him to raise the protection threshold.

"Too many workers in Rhode Island and across the country are working long hours without guaranteed overtime pay," Whitehouse said. "This change will ensure that more workers are fully paid for the hours they put in, boosting paychecks and strengthening our economy. I thank President Obama and Secretary Perez for implementing this change."

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