Trump Labor Dept Slammed for 'Wholly Inadequate' Overtime Pay Rule That 'Leaves Behind Millions of Workers'

Jessica Corbett is a senior editor and staff writer for Common Dreams.

Labor rights advocates and progressive economists slammed the Trump administration after the Department of Labor announced Tuesday a final rule on overtime pay to replace a bolder Obama-era proposal blocked by a federal court in Texas. 'President Trump is literally taking money from the pockets of workers to please corporate interests.

'This is a disaster for those 8 million workers, and further undermines worker power and protections, which ultimately hurts everyone,' tweeted Roosevelt Institute fellow Michael Linden.

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