The San Jose Police Officers' Association criticizes changes to overtime pay as damaging to investigative work, alleging that the city is using these measures as a negotiating tactic.
The Senate narrowly passed President Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" with a 50-50 vote, allowing for new tax write-offs, including income from tips and overtime pay.
If we remember this simple point, it is obvious how we can do better for workers than Trump's tax-free overtime. Rather than having taxpayers subsidize employers who make their workers put in long hours, we can simply increase the wage premium for overtime.
