“Raising overtime pay will destroy small businesses and kill jobs!”

What You Say

When workers earn more, they spend more — boosting local economies. DOL's overtime rule restored protections for millions of salaried workers earning less than $58,656 who were classified as 'managers' to avoid overtime. CBO and BLS data show wage floors don't cause mass layoffs; they reduce turnover and poverty. Every time labor rights expand, the same scare story runs — and the economy keeps growing.