Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 4
- Latest action
- Mar 6, 2025
What it does
The Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to eliminate the overtime pay exemption for certain employees, specifically targeting truckers who are currently excluded from overtime requirements under Section 13(b)(1). By striking paragraph (1) of Section 13(b), the bill would require employers to pay overtime wages to truck drivers who work more than 40 hours in a workweek, aligning their pay protections with those of most other hourly workers. This change would affect trucking employees currently classified under the motor carrier exemption, potentially increasing their earnings for extended hours worked. The bill does not alter other…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.