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Retail Giant TJX to Expand Overtime Pay Despite Block of Obama Rule

November 28, 2016 Media Mentions

Doug Currier was quoted in a November 28 Boston Business Journal article entitled "Retail Giant TJX to Expand Overtime Pay Despite Block of Obama Rule." In the article, Doug comments on why TJX will continue to move forward with plans to comply with a Department of Labor rule changing the way overtime pay is calculated for some salaried workers despite a temporary injunction issued by a federal judge in the Eastern District of Texas.

Read "Retail Giant TJX to Expand Overtime Pay Despite Block of Obama Rule" from the Boston Business Journal.

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