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Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act

Key claim: HR1962 would guarantee overtime pay protections for truck drivers, currently exempt under the Motor Carrier Act exemption to the FLSA.

Abstract

(HR1962 · 119th Congress) Latest action (2025-03-06): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Why this matters

The Motor Carrier Act exemption has excluded most interstate truck drivers from FLSA overtime protections since 1938, and repeal would materially change trucking labor economics, driver retention, and hours-of-service incentives. Because driver fatigue is a recurring FMCSA safety concern, changes to overtime pay structure intersect with safety policy as well as wage policy. As introduced legislation, the bill’s practical effect remains contingent on committee action.

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Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act
Stage: introduced · congress · 06-mar-2025

HR1962 would guarantee overtime pay protections for truck drivers, currently exempt under the Motor Carrier Act exemption to the FLSA.

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External: congress:119-hr-1962:introduced

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