Opinion: Nonprofits Have a Big Stake in Overtime-Rules Debate
Whenever a major policy debate about protecting employees comes up in Washington, business groups do all they can to show how their interests are in line with those of mission-focused organizations. They hope that halo effect will tilt the scales in their favor.
At the same time, worker-rights groups presume that charities are on their side when it comes to doing the right thing in setting labor standards. The truth lies somewhere in the middle: Nonprofits generally express moral support for fair employment standards while they often face what’s become known as "operational anxiety" as they try to figure out how to pay for rising costs that for-profit businesses and governments can more easily absorb . . .