“For too long, Americans have been working harder and harder just to stay in the same place. Our overtime rules have failed to keep pace with the times, and today, too many Americans have been working longer hours only to see their pay stay the same. Middle-class families have been squeezed even as they sacrifice more and more to get ahead.
“The 40 hour work-week is the cornerstone of middle-class life in America. These renewed overtime pay protections reaffirm America's respect for a full day’s work. They will ensure that workers in every field and every industry are afforded the respect of wages that recognize the hard, long hours that so many give their companies.
“This is a landmark victory for hard-working families. For the sake of our economy and the health of our democracy, Congress must stand for growing the paychecks of American workers. Increasing the wages of hard-working Americans is the most important engine of our economic growth — creating jobs and expanding opportunity for all Americans. These rules represent a critical and consequential step toward revitalizing the middle class that has always been the backbone of our democracy.”
Source: Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi
