Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act
This bill repeals an exemption in the Fair Labor Standards Act that currently allows truck drivers to be excluded from overtime pay requirements. It would directly affect commercial truck drivers by requiring them to receive overtime pay for hours worked beyond 40 in a workweek, aligning them with most other hourly workers. The key mechanism is removing the specific legal exception (Section 13(b)(1)) that permitted employers to deny overtime to truckers. This change would implement a concrete policy shift in federal labor law regarding truck driver compensation.
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Nov 2023
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Introduced Nov 9, 2023
Last action Nov 9, 2023
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Nov 9, 2023
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5461)
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Nov 9, 2023
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1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
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