When asked for comment on this story, including about Trump's overtime proposals and the lawsuits against his businesses, a Trump campaign spokesperson replied only, "Project 2025 has nothing to do with the campaign." A spokesperson for the Heritage Foundation previously declined to comment on policy specifics when asked by Capital & Main, and added, "Project 2025 does not speak for President Trump or his campaign." At least 140 people who worked for Trump were involved in crafting Project 2025, however, and in 2022 Trump said the Heritage Foundation was "going to lay the groundwork and detail plans for exactly what our movement will do."
Theresa Kinard, a worker from Waffle House with 15 years of experience, pointed out, "It's just not enough. Even though my adult daughter also works at Waffle House, we have to live together in order for both of us to survive." This highlights the real-life impact of policies that could potentially strip overtime pay from workers.
Trump’s Department of Labor issued a rule that reduced by millions the number of workers who would have become eligible for overtime pay under an Obama era rule. This decision has broader implications for workers’ rights and the economic security of the working class.
Project 2025 outlines plans for a sweeping overhaul of overtime protections that would give employers ways to avoid paying overtime to workers who have long qualified for time-and-a-half pay after 40 hours. This raises concerns for many workers who rely on that extra compensation.
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