House Republicans passed a measure Tuesday that would allow companies to offer employees compensatory time rather than time-and-a-half pay, something supporters say would enhance workers’ scheduling options but opponents warn would erode protections.

"Nothing should stop us from doing what we can right now to help make life a little easier for moms and dads," the bill’s sponsor, Alabama Republican Representative Martha Roby, said during the floor debate preceding the vote.

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