WASHINGTON – The Bush administration last week proposed wage and hour regulations that it said would increase the number of low-wage workers who qualify for overtime pay but reduce the number of higher-paid, white-collar workers who qualify, according to a New York Times report.
Labor Department officials estimated that the proposals, which face a 90-day comment and review period, would add 1.3 million low-paid workers to the group that automatically qualifies for overtime pay.
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