Senator Alex Padilla from California has introduced S4823, The Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act, to ensure that truckers are no longer denied guaranteed overtime pay. Please contact your Senators TODAY and ask them to cosponsor this important legislation!
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) currently exempts truckers from its general requirement that employees are paid time-and-a-half after 40 hours in a workweek. Truckers want to be fairly compensated for all of their work and S4823 would finally fix the FLSA to make this a reality.
As you may remember, companion legislation has already been introduced in the House, meaning there is now an opportunity for both chambers of Congress to show their support for truckers and make progress on this issue.
Contact your Senators and urge them to cosponsor S4823 today! Explain that truckers can easily work 50, 60, or 70 hours in a week, but not be paid for all this time because of the FLSA. Tell them that fair compensation will also keep more experienced drivers behind the wheel, which improves safety on our nation’s roads for everybody.
