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Overtime pay, rest breaks become bargaining chips in state budget crisis

Reporting from Sacramento — For decades, California employers have griped about state laws governing overtime pay and lunch breaks, contending that they raise costs and darken the business climate. Now, their concerns have become a Republican bargaining chip in tough negotiations between the governor and lawmakers over how to fix a $14.8-billion hole in the state budget for the current fiscal year that threatens to shut down government by spring. For the full story click here

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