Obama Overtime Plan Already Stirring Controversy | Talking Points Memo

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s move to make more workers eligible for time-and-a-halfovertime pay is being hailed by Democrats who see it as a potent midterm election issue and condemned by Republicans and business leaders as presidential overreach. Supporters say it will help the still fragile economy, critics say it will damage it further.


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