Democrats Want to Revive Obama’s Overtime Rule State by State
- Rhode Island, Maryland, Connecticut legislators plan bills
- Time-and-a-half policy could become patchwork like wage floors
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With President Barack Obama’s federal overtime-pay overhaul likely to die either in court or under Republican Donald Trump, some legislators are trying to replicate it at the state level.
Democrats in Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maryland, Wisconsin and Michigan said they plan to introduce bills modeled on Obama’s reform, which would have made millions more white-collar workers eligible for overtime. More are likely to follow, said Sam Munger, a senior adviser for the State Innovation Exchange, which promotes progressive legislation.