Subject: Government Matters: Overtime Rule Could Restore a 40-Hour Work Week for Millions
From: Center for Effective Government <[email-masked]>
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Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2015 12:05:27 -0500

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July 14, 2015

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Working 9 to 5: Upgraded Overtime Rule Could Help Restore 40-Hour Work
Week for Millions of Americans

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Earlier this month, the White House announced a long-anticipated new
rule that upgrades Americans' access to overtime pay. Worker
advocates, economists, and unions have been working with the Obama
administration and U.S. Department of Labor for years to modernize the
rules on overtime, and thanks to their efforts, millions of salaried
employees will be paid for the work they do beyond the standard 40
hours per week. Read more.

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Pennsylvania Residents Near Fracking Sites Report Health Problems

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Food & Water Watch recently released the Pennsylvania Department of
Health's log of health complaints from communities living near
fracking sites. The logs include many of the health complaints that
critiques have linked to fracking for years - and the
state's inadequate response. It's time to protect the
public's health and clean up Pennsylvania communities that have
had to deal with the toxic outputs of fracking operations. Read more.

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Rachel Carson Was Right: World Health Organization on Pesticides and
Cancer

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In 1962, Rachel Carson published Silent Spring, which rang the alarm
about the health and environmental impacts of rampant pesticide use
- on our crops, lawns, and gardens. Two of those toxic chemicals
- DDT and lindane - were the subject of a recent World
Health Organization review. The agency found that they pose cancer
risks to humans, highlighting the need for more effective public
protections against dangerous pesticides. A good first step would be
to ensure our national pesticide law actually works as intended
- making pesticide companies prove their products are truly safe
before they can be sold and used. Read more.

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$248 a Minute? CEO Pay is Sky-high at America's Low-wage Employers

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Florida's Disney World bills itself "the happiest place on
Earth." But last year, some Disney World employees made so
little they became homeless. Meanwhile, Disney CEO Robert Iger rakes
in $248 a minute, meaning he makes the price of a single-day pass to
the main park every 25 seconds. His lowest-paid workers, meanwhile,
can't afford the cost of entry after a full day's work.
Pending legislation would address situations like these by increasing
the federal minimum wage to $12 an hour by 2020. While raising wages
alone won't turn America into the happiest place on earth,
it's an important step toward creating an economy that works for
us all.

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