Senator Bernie Sanders Statement on Overtime Pay

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 13 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after President Barack Obama directed the Labor Department to propose rules that expand the number of employees who benefit from overtime pay:

“I applaud President Obama for making sure millions of workers are paid a fair wage for working overtime.  It is absurd that millions of workers making as little as $455 a week are considered ‘supervisors’ and get no overtime pay.  I…