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OPA News Release: [05/04/2004]
Contact Name: Lisa Kruska
Phone Number: (202) 693-4676

Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao: Harkin Amendment Hurts Worker Protections

WASHINGTON—U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao today released the following statement regarding the Senate’s adoption of an amendment by Sen. Tom Harkin that would block implementation of the Department’s new Overtime Security rules:

“The Harkin amendment puts at risk the new, stronger overtime protections for police, firefighters, blue-collar workers and millions of other Americans guaranteed by the Department’s final rules. As the issue moves to the House, we will continue to expose the misinformation campaign against the rules and strengthen overtime rights for workers.”

The Department’s new rule was published in the Federal Register on Friday, April 23, 2004 and a text version is also available online at www.dol.gov/fairpay.

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