Obama: New overtime rule ‘biggest step’ to boost wages

Published May 21, 2016 10:00am ET



President Obama used the weekly White House address on Saturday to tout his recent decree, which expands the number of U.S. workers eligible for overtime pay.

The Labor Department announced Tuesday the finalization of a rule to give overtime protections to 4.2 million more Americans, doubling the overtime salary threshold.

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