Battle engaged over new OT rules:
White House, labor groups argue whether regulations now in effect are boon or bane to workers. Controversial new rules regarding overtime pay went into effect Monday, with the Bush administration and labor advocates squabbling over how many U.S. workers are affected. The changes mark the first major overhaul of the federal overtime law in more than 50 years.Managed trade by any other name, similar in style to NAFTA and the WTO. Instead of allowing the employers and employees to voluntarily participate in exchange and association processes, the paternal State and other ne’erdowells intervene by throwing a wrench into the machine. Ginger Spice should have sung: “Yo, I’ll pay you what I want, what I really really want.” Christopher Westley has more on OT.
