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Labor Secretary Elaine Chao defended new overtime regulations before a House committee in Congress. Chao says that the overhaul of the old laws will clear up confusion and guarantee overtime protection for 1.3 million salaried workers who earn $455 a week or less. Democrats counter that the proposal would harm millions of workers earning between $23,660 and $100,000. A former investigator at the Labor Department told the committee that the new rule would adversely impact teachers, nurses, cooks, employees chosen to become team leaders, assistant managers, outside sales employees and workers in the computer and financial service industries.