Cordray attacks DeWine over OT pay
The ad: Where to see them: Broadcast and cable TV stations statewide. The campaign did not disclose the cost or size of the buy. Images: Video of workers, including one punching the proverbial clock. An image of Republican opponent Mike DeWine. Images of Cordray speaking to the camera from inside a workplace. Script: (Cordray narrating) “You may love your job, but you don’t come to work just for the fun of it. You’ve got to get paid. And when your hours run long, that should show up in your paycheck. But Mike DeWine joined a lawsuit to block overtime pay. And it cost 300,000 Ohioans $42 million in lost pay. Maybe even you. Well, I’m Rich Cordray, and I’ll fight to get you the money you’ve earned. Because no one wants to work for a discount. And when I’m governor, you won’t have to.” Analysis: Cordray makes an appeal to white- and blue-collar workers, many of whom might have voted for Republican Donald Trump for president in 2016. Cordray calls out DeWine for joining a lawsuit in federal court to successfully block overtime pay rules proposed by the administration of Democratic President Barack Obama. The rules, largely opposed by businesses, would have required employers to pay overtime to administrative Cordray and managerial employees who make $47,476 a year or less. The liberal think tank Innovation Ohio estimated the rules would have affected 327,000 workers who would have earned $42 million annually in overtime pay. The Trump administration now is studying an overtime pay proposal for some managerial employees after the court action blocked the implementation of the rules. The Cordray campaign also released a 15-second commercial, “First Day,” attacking DeWine over joining an unsuccessful lawsuit to overturn the Affordable Care Act and its guarantee of health insurance coverage for those with preexisting conditions. DeWine says he always has supported such coverage. Prior ad watches have covered the topic.
“No Discount,” a 30-second TV commercial from the gubernatorial campaign of Democrat Richard Cordray. The campaign also released “Opposite,” a 15-second commercial on the same topic.