Monday, July 20, 2015

Was FDR Right? New Deal Wage Law Will Create Jobs, Say Economists



The Fair Labor Standards Act, passed in 1938, set a minimum wage and required overtime after 40 hours per week. The overtime “penalty” of time-and-a-half pay was meant to encourage employers to hire another employee instead of paying someone at the higher overtime rate. Today, some economists believe that the recent Department of Labor rule that qualifies more employees for overtime will prompt employers to curtail overtime and hire new workers. For more, see http://www.wsj.com/articles/overtime-rules-seen-boosting-low-wage-hiring-1437333807


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