“Overtime rules will destroy small businesses! They can't afford it!”

What You Say

DOL overtime updates extend time-and-a-half pay to salaried workers earning below a threshold — meaning more money in workers' pockets, not corporate bailouts. EPI research shows underpaid salaried employees routinely work 50+ hours without extra pay. Small businesses that rely on exploiting free overtime are complaining about having to pay for labor — that's not a policy failure, that's the point.