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OPA News Release: [10/02/2003]
Contact Name: Lisa
Kruska or Ed Frank
Phone Number: (202) 693-4676
Statement of Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao on
Non-Binding Motion to Instruct Labor-HHS Appropriations Conferees
WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao issued the
following statement about today’s non-binding motion to instruct Labor-HHS
appropriations conferees:
“The Department’s proposed reforms are long overdue. They
would guarantee overtime to 1.3 million additional low-wage workers. The
Department’s proposal would provide $895 million in added wages for these
1.3 million low-wage workers. Moreover, the proposed rule would increase
protection of overtime for white-collar workers. Outdated and ambiguous
regulations hurt workers because the Department’s investigators find it
difficult to fully enforce the current regulations, employers don’t know
what their responsibilities are, and workers don’t know their rights. The
Department is reviewing the public comments that have been submitted. We
strongly believe these comments deserve careful consideration and that the
regulatory process should move forward to benefit
workers.”
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