Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act (HR1962)
Current understanding
HR1962 would repeal or narrow the Motor Carrier Act exemption in Section 13(b)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act, which currently excludes many interstate truck drivers from federal overtime pay requirements. If enacted, covered drivers would become entitled to time-and-a-half for hours worked over 40 per week; motor carriers would face new payroll, recordkeeping, and scheduling cost implications. Status: introduced and referred to committee.
Evidence log
- 2025-07-23 — No Tax on Overtime for All Workers Act: cross-connection with no-tax-on-overtime-for-all-workers-act: Both proposals target overtime treatment, but this bill extends tax relief to all workers while the trucker bill focuses on FLSA overtime eligibility for a currently exempt group. (novelty: 2)
- 2025-09-18 — No Tax on Overtime for All Workers Act: cross-connection with no-tax-on-overtime-for-all-workers-act: Complementary overtime-policy proposals: extending overtime coverage (truckers) vs. changing tax treatment of overtime earnings. (novelty: 2)
- 2026-06-09 — Double the Wage for Overtime Act of 2026: cross-connection with double-the-wage-for-overtime-act: Both propose expansions of FLSA overtime obligations — one by raising the multiplier for all covered workers, the other by extending overtime coverage to currently-exempt motor carrier employees. (novelty: 3)
- 2025-03-06 — Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act: cross-connection with veterans-transition-to-trucking-act: Both bills affect the trucking workforce: one expands overtime pay coverage for drivers, the other channels veterans into the industry — together shaping compensation and pipeline for the same occupation. (novelty: 2)