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Overtime protections have been withering since the ‘70s, as companies have squeezed salaried workers for ever-more uncompensated hours.

Today, Washington State - backed by @JayInslee - said, “No More” - introducing new rules to restore overtime pay to thousands. 👏🏽👏🏽 #RestoreOT
This is a big damn deal. Americans have become accustomed to the idea that we work 50 or 60-hour work weeks at a set salary level. This isn’t how it used to be.

In 1975, 63% of salaried workers qualified for overtime pay when they worked beyond 40 hours.
Washington State is leading the way on the recovery of a 40-hour work-week, and adequate compensation for overtime. As always, blue states can act as laboratories for how to enact truly progressive policies & show the nation how it’s done.

Please follow the #RestoreOT campaign!
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Among my buddies in the top one percent, today is the most wonderful day of the year. It's Christmas for Capitalists!
"Wait," you're probably saying to yourself, "I didn't know October 25th is a holiday." But it is—today is Pay Freedom Day, the day that you likely start working for free. Let me explain.
I've written about the importance of a strong overtime threshold for the average American. I call it the minimum-wage increase for the middle class (read more here: crooked.com/articles/beat-…)
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