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New Overtime Pay Eligibility Rule to Impact Over 4 Million U.S. Workers

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Department of Labor has finalized a rule that will significantly expand overtime pay eligibility for millions of salaried workers.

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Companies Are Using This Sneaky Strategy To Avoid Paying Overtime

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Open-ended exemption tests for employees dictate that individuals working for salaries hardly above the national poverty line can be exempt from overtime payments so long as their employer can create responsibilities that sound administrative. The second test is the salary test, which states that an employee must meet a salary threshold.

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Court to Decide Fate of Overtime Pay Increase for Millions

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A coalition of prominent business groups has filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration’s new overtime pay regulation. The rule, set to take effect in 2024, extends mandatory overtime pay to an additional 4 million workers by raising the salary threshold for exemption to $58,600 annually.

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