08/30/2024
"Any other industry or business, when you work hours and hours over your regular time, you get paid overtime. It's only fair. And truckers work harder than just about anybody else." - Congressman Jeff Van Drew 💪
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) denies truck drivers guaranteed overtime pay. Unlike nearly all other blue-collar employees, this exemption means truckers aren’t guaranteed time-and-a-half if they work more than 40 hours a week because of traffic, bad weather, or delays at loading docks. 🚨
The GOT Truckers Act (H.R. 6359 / S. 3273) removes this rule that prevents truckers from getting overtime pay. This law won’t tell the U.S. DOT how to regulate working hours or set pay rates for truckers. It merely levels the playing field for truckers and nearly every other worker in America. 🚛
Head to https://fightingfortruckers.com/policies/repeal-the-fair-labor-standards-act-overtime-exemption/ to write to your lawmakers about the issues that matter most in the industry! 💪
