05/11/2024
Millions More Salaried American Workers Set to Qualify for Overtime Pay
The U.S. Department of Labor is updating the maximum salary eligible for overtime pay, a change set to benefit millions of Americans. While most hourly workers can earn overtime pay, salaried individuals are capped at $35,568.
However, effective July 1, the new rule will extend overtime pay eligibility to salaried employees earning up to $43,888 annually, allowing them to receive time-and-a-half pay after working more than 40 hours a week. By January 1, 2025, this threshold will rise to $58,656 and be adjusted every three years starting in 2027.
According to the Economic Policy Institute, this adjustment will make an additional 4.3 million U.S. workers eligible for overtime pay by the beginning of next year, benefiting 2.4 million women and 1 million people of color. The most affected sectors include professional and business services, health care and social services, and financial activities.
Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su stated, "This rule will restore the promise to workers that if you work more than 40 hours a week, you should be paid more for that time. Too often, lower-paid salaried workers do the same job as their hourly counterparts but spend more time away from their families for no additional pay."
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(Source: Nice News, Sunday Edition • May 5, 2024)
