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Overtime threshold rising to $35,568 on Jan. 1

Business Management Daily

The white-collar overtime threshold will increase to $35,568 on Jan. million more Americans eligible for overtime pay. The new threshold represents a 50% increase over the current threshold of $23,660, which was established in 2004. The post Overtime threshold rising to $35,568 on Jan. That equals weekly pay of $684.

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The 2016 #FLSA Overtime Changes: What #HR Needs to Know

HR Bartender

Department of Labor (DOL) about changes to the overtime rule in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA.) Last summer, I spoke with Jonathan Segal , a partner with the law firm Duane Morris LLP regarding the proposed overtime rule changes to the minimum weekly salary requirement and the primary duty test. What if you can’t keep up?

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DOL Issues New Proposal on Overtime Exemptions

AssuredPartners

Under the proposal, the minimum salary level for the “white collar” overtime exemptions would increase from $455 to $679 per week ($35,308 per year). The FLSA contains certain exemptions to the overtime payment requirements. On November 22, 2016, however, a federal court ruled that the 2016 final rule was unenforceable.

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New DOL Overtime Regulations Effective January 1, 2020

AssuredPartners

And, for the first time in 15 years, American workers will see an update to the FLSA overtime regulations that will in turn place overtime compensation into the pockets of more than a million working American people. It is estimated that up to 1.3 It is estimated that up to 1.3 Revising the special salary levels for workers in U.S.

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Expert Q&A: Understanding the DOL’s Overtime Rules

HR Digest

The overtime rules went into effect on January 1, 2020. Under the new proposal, people earning a salary level of $679 for 40 hours per week (about $35,308 annually), will be eligible for overtime pay based on varied duties. This threshold has been raised from the previous limit of $455 per week of 40 hours, which was set in 2004.