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Posted on 10/02/2003 3:24:45 PM PDT by AntiGuv
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Organized labor scored a rare victory in the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday when lawmakers opposed a Bush administration proposal that foes say could cost millions of Americans overtime pay.
On a nonbinding vote of 221-203, the House backed a U.S. Senate-passed provision to block the proposed expansion of overtime exemptions for white-collar workers under the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act.
The vote instructs House negotiators to put the provision in the final version of a massive spending bill for health, labor and education programs that they are putting together with Senate conferees.
But House negotiators, under pressure from Republican leadership, may not comply, and the White House has already threatened to veto the entire bill if they do.
Still, the House vote encouraged opponents of the proposed rule changes, and they called on the administration to abandon it.
"This is a great victory for American workers today," Sen. Tom Harkin, an Iowa Democrat, declared in announcing the House vote on the floor of his chamber.
"It sends a very clear message to the administration: 'Don't mess with overtime protection. Don't take away from American workers,"' Harkin said.
The Fair Labor Standards Act created the 40-hour work week by guaranteeing overtime pay, at time and a half, for each hour worked over 40. The law allows for the exemption of administrative, professional and executive workers.
Under the U.S. Labor Department's proposal, more employees could be reclassified as exempt administrators, professionals or executives -- provided they meet certain criteria, and particularly if they earn more than $65,000.
Organized labor has opposed these proposed changes, saying they could cost more than 8 million workers overtime pay.
But industry says the steps are needed to update and clarify outdated and confusing work rules.
Twenty-one House Republicans joined 199 Democrats and one independent in supporting the Senate provision that would block any rule changes that would reduce overtime protection.
AFL-CIO President John Sweeney, whose 13-million member labor federation backs the provision, hailed the bipartisan vote and called on Bush "to withdraw his assault on overtime and withdraw his threat to veto any legislation that protects overtime."
(Additional reporting by Susan Cornwell)
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Huh, don't you proofread the article before you post. The vote was "non-binding".
Looks like you don't read them either, IMO.
BTW, is it that time of the month again, Dane?
Sheesh someone is getting testy.
Hillary leaning a bit too much on you lately.
Awww, leave him alone. The Pubs are spending like drunken sailors, buying homes for illegal immigrants, giving away drivers licences to criminals, supporting the unions, and electing an extreme lefty liberal named Arnold to the Governor's Club.
He's just realizing now that he's been suckered by the GOP again and he isn't in a very good mood.
I am in a great mood, Jim. It seems that AntiGuv is the one who is miffed at me pointing out that this was a "non-binding" resolution.
It's more likely that it has something to do with your comment, "Huh, don't you proofread the article before you post."
It seems that you're "miffed" that the article was posted at all and attack the messenger was priority number one.
Do you feel that the folks here can't read and understand what "non-binding" means?
Amendment V
"...nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation."
Stevens, J., concurring
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 98—963 JEREMIAH W. (JAY) NIXON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MISSOURI, et al., PETITIONERS v. SHRINK MISSOURI GOVERNMENT PAC et al.
ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
[January 24, 2000]
"therefore, I make one simple point. Money is property;"
This law is obviously unconstitutional because there is no corresponding tax to fund the compensation required for taking private property for public use.
Let's limit upper compensation deductions so that the top dog can't make more than 7-10 times than the least paid employee. Can one honestly argue that a corporate executive (or a sports personality) is worth more than $500,000? If so, the ROI must be huge (over 25%) to justify the salary. Limiting upper limits will save business a helluva lot more than OT pay on lower paid workers.
It's not the poster's job to edit before posting.
The vote was "non-binding".
No shit, sherlock. Conferees aren't required to follow the instructions voted on by the House. That's why the vote is considered non-binding. So, what exactly did AntiGuv fail to "proofread"? Your comment makes no sense.
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