Overtime is really the difference between a good middle class existence and being in real trouble for a lot of workers, and I don't believe we should change that. So today what I'm proposing is that we redefine compensation in a way that reflects the value of family and community. I'm going to send the Congress a flex time initiative that will give employees this choice. If you work overtime, you can be paid time and a half, just as you are now, and just as the law requires, but if you want, you can take that payment in time and for every hour you work overtime, you could take off an hour and a half. In this sense, the proposal is fundamental to redefining work time.
Workers can put in time and get money, or they can put in time and get time.
You can choose money in the bank or time on the clock. It's important that this be a choice for employees. I should say that most employers in America would like this option. And there's a law to support among employers for giving this kind of option. And that's very important.