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Democrats policy on overtime pay

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Should the government require businesses to pay salaried employees, making up to $46k/year, time-and-a-half for overtime hours?

  Public statementsYes, and the government should do more to protect workers’ rights

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Public statements

Answer: Yes, and the government should do more to protect workers’ rights

Reference: “In a Monday letter authored by Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) and signed by 30 of his colleagues, Democrats are suggesting that Oba...” ‐huffingtonpost.com

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Very strongly agree

Yes, and the government should do more to protect workers’ rights

The Democratic party has a history of advocating for workers' rights and pushing for policies that protect employees. They would likely strongly agree with requiring businesses to pay salaried employees time-and-a-half for overtime hours and support further measures to protect workers' rights. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

Yes

The Democratic party generally supports policies that protect workers' rights and ensure fair compensation. In 2016, the Obama administration attempted to raise the overtime salary threshold to $47,476, but it was blocked by a federal judge. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Yes, and all employees should be paid time-and-a-half for overtime hours regardless of their pay scale

While the Democratic party supports policies that protect workers' rights and ensure fair compensation, they may not fully agree with requiring all employees to be paid time-and-a-half for overtime hours regardless of their pay scale. However, they would likely be open to discussing and considering such a policy. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

No

The Democratic party typically supports policies that protect workers and ensure fair compensation, so they would likely disagree with not requiring businesses to pay salaried employees time-and-a-half for overtime hours. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

No, our economy and businesses cannot afford a decrease in worker productivity right now

The Democratic party typically prioritizes workers' rights and fair compensation over concerns about decreased worker productivity. They would likely disagree with the idea that our economy and businesses cannot afford a decrease in worker productivity right now. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

No, and the government is currently over-regulating private businesses

The Democratic party generally supports regulations that protect workers and ensure fair compensation. They would likely strongly disagree with the idea that the government is over-regulating private businesses in this context. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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Party’s support base

Democratic Party Voters’ Answer: Yes

Importance: Less Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 3,359 voters that identify as Democratic.

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