New Overtime Policy Covers Millions Of Additional Workers

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The new overtime rules affect retailers and restaurants, including those at Georgia-based Waffle House. / Waffle House

Come this December, millions of American workers will be eligible for overtime pay. That's because of a new policy finalized by the Labor Department. In our regular series, “Break It Down,” we talk about the history of the 40-hour work week. Then, Wall Street Journal reporter Melanie Trottman discusses how the new overtime protections work and who’s covered by them.