Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta backs Trump administration on overtime rule

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Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta told a congressional panel Wednesday that the Trump administration was right to roll back several Obama administration efforts to expand workforce protection laws.

Acosta said the regulatory efforts, which covered overtime rules, retirement investment advice, corporate legal liability, and disclosure requirements by lawyers who practice labor law were overreaches that hurt the economy.

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