AGs Say Expansion of Fluctuating Workweek Rule Would Hurt Comp Benefits

Attorneys general in 18 states have penned a letter urging the U.S. Department of Labor to rescind a proposal that would change the way employers calculate overtime, saying it would reduce wages and workers' compensation payments. “The Trump administration has repeatedly targeted American workers by trying to strip them of their rights under federal and state labor laws,” Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said in a news release. He said the DOL's proposed expansion of the fluctuating workweek method of determining overtime would complicate worker wage pr...