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The measure, backed by Republicans, would let employers give workers paid time off instead of time-and-a-half pay the next time they put in extra hours. The vote tally was largely along party lines, with no Democrats voting in favor of the bill. Six Republicans also voted against it.
G.O.P. leadership has touted the legislation, called the Working Families Flexibility Act, as an attempt to codify flexibility for employees.
"I don't think there's anything more powerful than giving them more control over their time so that they can make the best decisions for themselves and their families," Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington said Tuesday morning in a press conference held by Republican leaders in the House.
Read more http://money.cnn.com/2017/05/02/new...sses-house/index.html?iid=surge-story-summary
You gotta be kidding me....Work an 80 hr week week after for straight pay? Then pay you for time off?
G.O.P. leadership has touted the legislation, called the Working Families Flexibility Act, as an attempt to codify flexibility for employees.
"I don't think there's anything more powerful than giving them more control over their time so that they can make the best decisions for themselves and their families," Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington said Tuesday morning in a press conference held by Republican leaders in the House.
Read more http://money.cnn.com/2017/05/02/new...sses-house/index.html?iid=surge-story-summary
You gotta be kidding me....Work an 80 hr week week after for straight pay? Then pay you for time off?
