Though Noting It Should Be Higher, Sanders Backs Obama Pay Bump for Overtime Work
Though he was equally quick to say he thinks an even larger number of Americans deserve to be paid for working more than 40 hours per week, presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt) was quick to endorse an announcement by President Obama on Monday that he will soon update overtime pay regulations that would give approximately 5 million middle-income workers a bump in their annual pay.