Republicans oppose Labor Department’s plan to extend overtime pay, potentially blocking wage increases for 4 million workers earning under $58,656 annually.
Salaried employees who work long hours for low pay aren’t finding much sympathy among Republicans on Capitol Hill. GOP lawmakers filed a resolution in Congress on Wednesday that would block the Labor Department from extending overtime protections to millions of salaried workers, a key workplace reform pursued by President Joe Biden. Under federal law, only …