Controversial Overtime Rules Take Effect
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he Bush administration&#39;s new overtime rules go into effect today, but the Kerry campaign has already begun attacking the overhauled regulations, saying they will hurt millions of American workers.
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Hundreds of workers rallied on the steps of the Labor Department yesterday to protest the implementation of new rules they say
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Labor unions say 6 million workers could lose overtime pay when a redefinition of overtime regulations â-he most sweeping change to wage-and-hour laws in half a century â -es effect tomorrow.
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Major League Baseball has imposed a  first set of rule changes since 1996 to address certain  situations affecting play and issue guidelines governing  official scoring decisions.
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NBA referees have entered into a five-year collective bargaining agreement with the league, removing the possibility of having replacement officials work the upcoming season.
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WASHINGTON - Several hundred union members marched outside the Labor Department to protest new overtime pay regulations taking effect Monday, with two senators pledging to roll them back when Congress returns from recess.    Protesters, many wearing union T-shirts, carried signs such as "President Bush: Hands off my overtime pay," and chanted, "Come on all you billionaires, give us wages that are fair."  "The fight is not over yet," said Republican Sen...
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Overtime pay matters to American workers and their families, and this week millions more of them gained overtime rights. Until now, outdated regulations left millions of workers without the guaranteed overtime protections they deserve.
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A Senate committee voted yesterday to scuttle new rules that critics say would deny overtime pay to millions of workers, as Democrats won the latest round in their election-year bout with President Bush over the issue.
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When the National Hockey League announced it was locking out its players when the collective-bargaining agreement expired Sept. 15, it had an immediate impact on the league's staff, which was trimmed by roughly 50 percent.
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Employers and workers are confused by eligibility and classification of the new regulations.
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Both business and labor lobbyists plan to keep up fight over Bush administration's eligibility rules for overtime pay, despite doubt that legislation can pass this year.
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College hockey fans may have noticed an increase in penalties as local teams play early in the season, a result of the emphasis the NCAA commissioners and supervisors of officials and NCAA men's and women's ice hockey rules committee have placed on rules enforcement.
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A 10-minute sudden-death overtime period is one of the rules that Major League Lacrosse uses that is different from high school and college. And that overtime led to a frantic finish in the Washington Bayhawks' 17-16 victory over the New Jersey Pride before approximately 1,500 yesterday at George...
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Employees at game software makers are speaking out about demanding hours, challenging companies to change their ways. Photo: Family time for former EA worker
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Highlights of the Labor Department's overtime regulations taking effect today: Workers earning $23,660 annually or less are eligible for overtime pay for working more than 40 hours a week. The department says about 1.3 million workers will be newly eligible.
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Salaried workers who have been getting overtime pay should take notice: The rules are about to change. Under new federal regulations that go into effect tomorrow, some white-collar workers
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Game giant sued for failing to pay overtime. Meanwhile, blog sparks flurry of complaints about work conditions in game industry.