Unions protest as overtime rules take effect
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WASHINGTON -- Hundreds of workers rallied on the steps of the Labor Department yesterday to protest the implementation of new rules they say will cause as many as 6 million Americans to lose their overtime pay. But the Bush administration officials who crafted the complex regulations insisted more workers will actually qualify for extra pay under the plan, which almost ...
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The Department of Labor&#39;s new rules regarding overtime, which go into effect today, have been the subject of confusion, anger and conflicting claims.
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The die is cast. Baring any last minute change of mind, organised labour and civil society groups will today commence a nationwide strike to protest the lastest hike in the prices of petroleum products.
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Health workers are holding a series of rallies and marches across the UK in protest at cuts to jobs and services.
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Controversial new rules regarding overtime pay went into effect Monday, with the Bush administration and labor advocates squabbling over how many US workers are affected by the change.
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WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- New rules governing overtime pay take effect Monday, and a politically charged debate over the impact of the regulations on American workers&#39; paychecks looks likely to extend until Election Day.
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WASHINGTON - In a sharp rebuke of a new administration policy, the House moved Thursday to block the Labor Department from carrying out overtime rules that critics argued could deprive millions of workers of their overtime pay.    The 223-193 vote in favor of blocking the rules defied the White House...
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A couple hundred people rallied outside the US Department of Labor here yesterday to protest the Bush administration&#39;s sweeping changes to overtime rules that opponents say could
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Two 48-hour strikes to take place next month as part of long-running dispute over pay and jobs, union leaders say.
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NEW YORK - The effect of new US overtime rules that go into effect today are the subject of intense dispute between labor groups and the Bush administration.
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New overtime rules have taken effect in the United States that the government says will strengthen workers&#39; rights, but opponents say will significantly reduce workers&#39; pay.
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WASHINGTON - In an unprecedented overhaul of the nation's overtime pay rules, the Bush administration is delivering to its business allies an election-year plum they've sought for decades.    The new rules take effect Monday after surviving many efforts by Democrats, labor unions and worker advocates to block them in Congress and kill them through public and political pressure...
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WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- New rules governing overtime pay kicked in Monday, spurring a politically charged debate over the impact of the new regulations on American workers&#39; time cards and paychecks.
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Q: I keep hearing about these supposed new rules for overtime pay and I am confused. Are there new rules, and if so, what are they?
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New overtime regulations for white-collar workers went into effect Monday with little hoopla at offices in the Valley. But in Washington, DC, several hundred union members protested the Fair Labor Standards
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Business & money: Main US car workers' union calls nationwide strike in protest over healthcare benefits and job security.
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Hundreds of workers rallied on the steps of the Labor Department yesterday to protest the implementation of new rules they say