When Congress returns from recess, the House will take up the “Working Families Flexibility Act” (HR 1180.) This bill offers working people a false choice between time off and money.

What it’s really doing is stealing overtime pay from working families, further eroding basic protections for working people.

Overtime pay is an opportunity for working people to earn a little more while creating a disincentive for employers to overwork employees.

The misnamed “Working Families Flexibility Act” would allow employers to borrow their employees’ overtime pay interest-free, without any security, putting it at risk for workers at the 400,000 businesses that go out of business every year.

Write your representative today and tell them to reject the “Working Families Flexibility Act” and maintain overtime protections for millions of working people.

Most low- or moderate-wage working people whose paychecks are not enough, would always prefer to work extra hours to receive extra pay, not receive comp time with no guarantee they can ever use it.

We have provided a draft letter, which we encourage you to personalize before submitting.

This petition is sponsored by the following organizations:

A Better Balance
AFL-CIO
CPD Action
Daily Kos
Economic Policy Institute Policy Center
Good Jobs Nation
Jobs With Justice
National Partnership for Women and Families
National Women's Law Center