How likely is it that your “choice” will already be hammered into your employment contract, and that you’re more than likely never going to see most of that “comp time” you’re owed?

Why you should care about the House’s overtime pay bill https://t.co/OVa5TroLhC pic.twitter.com/vy5GPUFJh5

— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 3, 2017

“…The House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday that would allow employees to swap overtime pay for “comp time,” a rules change congressional Republicans have tried to push through for more than two decades.

Here’s what you need to know about the Working Families Flexibility Act — and how it might affect you.

How would it work?
If you’re an eligible private-sector hourly worker, the bill would give you a choice: Do you want time-and-a-half pay when you clock extra hours? Or do you want to trade that for an hour-and-a-half of comp time you can bank and request to use at a later date?…”