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President Obama announced his plan to extend overtime protections. Here's what you had to say:
In a Huffington Post op-ed, President Obama announced a plan to extend overtime protections to nearly 5 million workers in 2016.
A hard day's work deserves a fair day's pay. That's why I'm announcing my plan to extend overtime protections. https://t.co/MrV56vTNa9
— President Obama (@POTUS) June 30, 2015
Check out a fact sheet about the announcement to learn more.
The proposed overtime rule has people talking. Here’s what they have to say:
New overtime pay rule is long overdue; and who will be helped @crfredrickson @HuffPostWomen http://t.co/fNj1l1uVGY pic.twitter.com/JVfRCOsIIF
— ACS Law and Policy (@acslaw) June 30, 2015
Who benefits from Obama's overtime pay plan, in one graphic http://t.co/KU60BBQgu0 pic.twitter.com/aZyOS6YwWq
— Vox (@voxdotcom) June 30, 2015
Obama announced a rule change that makes millions more Americans eligible for overtime pay http://t.co/bW8MEt1BUV
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 30, 2015
Yeah, baby–new #overtime rule is out & it’s strong!: http://t.co/Ahgzyejky6
— Jared Bernstein (@econjared) June 30, 2015
Obama Admin would boost pay for 5M with new overtime rule. My dog Rosie has some thoughts. http://t.co/iJc9r3NiCF pic.twitter.com/FOTcyoTSkN
— scott horsley (@HorsleyScott) June 30, 2015
Bold Move to Reduce Income Inequality: New overtime rule could affect up to 5 million workers http://t.co/d9WlHloxBY
— C. Nicole Mason, PhD (@cnicolemason) June 30, 2015
Nearly 5 million workers will now be eligible for extra overtime pay http://t.co/6q7WR3ntEw pic.twitter.com/xHJIcJyos4
— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) June 30, 2015
Salaried workers do have overtime protections, but they're so out-of-date you wouldn't know it, in @FortuneMagazine: http://t.co/T4SqYtCHTG
— Claire Groden (@ClaireGroden) June 30, 2015
RELEASE: President’s New Overtime Rule Will Benefit 100k Michigan Workers http://t.co/RHJuaFHO9W #1u #Time4OT pic.twitter.com/Nf2xOaSSRO
— Michigan AFL-CIO (@MIAFLCIO) June 30, 2015
Obama administration's overtime rule would raise wages for 70,000 Louisiana workers: White House http://t.co/W5jPpTRPwe
— NOLA.com (@NOLAnews) June 30, 2015
President Obama has a plan to extend overtime pay to nearly 5 million workers in 2016 http://t.co/e8NrfQGGkI - details in Wisconsin Thurs.
— Kristin Donnelly (@kristindonnelly) June 30, 2015
New rule would extend #overtime to 5 million Americans. Positive, bold move from @PresidntObama. http://t.co/0tm6ztT8Yf
— Dan Werner (@DanWernerSPLC) June 30, 2015
.@USDOL's proposed rule raising the #overtime pay threshold will boost wages for millions of hardworking Americans: http://t.co/5zMPn4p9Od
— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) June 30, 2015
Overtime rule will benefit many overworked young journalists including those @politico making less than 50k a year
— Mike Elk (@MikeElk) June 30, 2015
President Obama announces plan to expand overtime pay to millions of workers: http://t.co/6EcAlxUSg1 pic.twitter.com/ISxRD2GHC9
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) June 30, 2015
160K Ohioans could get overtime pay under @POTUS proposal @AFLCIO @RichardTrumka http://t.co/q23t9eDlj0 #overtime
— Ohio AFL-CIO (@ohioaflcio) June 30, 2015
Hardworking Americans deserve to be compensated fairly. #overtime rule changes a step in the right direction. http://t.co/yBG73ukqqi
— Antonio Villaraigosa (@villaraigosa) June 30, 2015
Our story: http://t.co/6cBQBPTmnK https://t.co/LqnvZ1MBl9
— The Seattle Times (@seattletimes) June 30, 2015
160,000+ Ohio Workers will benefit from new proposed overtime rule by @POTUS https://t.co/hhAALsH3fs
— Jordan Pennell (@JordanTPennell) June 30, 2015
New expected overtime rule could impact millions of workers. Learn more: http://t.co/7tz9mZXWld #Time4OT
— Connecticut AFL-CIO (@ConnAFLCIO) June 30, 2015
New federal rules would guarantee overtime pay to private-sector workers who make up to $50,400/year, up from $23,660 http://t.co/07RC4fcnLF
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) June 30, 2015
US Dept of Labor estimates 80,000 Minnesotans will benefit from rule change for overtime $ for certain workers.
— Eric Chaloux (@EChalouxKSTP) June 30, 2015
Obama administration proposed rule will put more than $1 billion in the pockets of average Americans http://t.co/JH3FGI69or #ncga #ncpol
— NC Policy Watch (@NCPolicyWatch) June 30, 2015
