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03.16-23.14
OBAMA MOVES
ON OVERTIME PAY…
President Barack Obama asked the Labor
Department Thursday to create new
recommendations on overtime pay for some
salaried workers who are exempt from overtime
pay requirements. Currently, salaried employees with supervisory duties who are making more
than $455 a week cannot collect overtime, even after 40 hours. The White House aims to
increase that threshold. Obama is bypassing Congress with the initiative, and his action drew ire
from Republicans who said the changes would hurt businesses and employees.
6 ...AND TRIES COMEDY FOR HEALTHCARE.GOV
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President Barack Obama made an appearance on comedian and actor Zach Galifianakis’ online
series Between Two Ferns this week. The president plugged HealthCare.gov, the federal portal
for those who need individual insurance, and traded barbs with Galifianakis, whose absurdist talk
show has featured celebrities from Bradley Cooper to Justin Bieber. The White Ho \