Overtime pay

The Department of Labor’s (DOL's) final rule “Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees,” which will extend overtime protections for millions of salaried workers, is effective as of July 1.

Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su issued the following statement:

“For more than 80 years, the 40-hour workweek has been a pillar of fairness for American workers. It’s the promise of going home to loved ones after putting in your time, not endless hours for flat pay. Far too many are stuck in jobs that disregard this principle. Today, our rule to restore that balance by expanding overtime protections for our nation’s lower-paid salaried workers goes into effect. This rule helps ensure that more lower-paid salaried workers who should receive overtime protections under the law actually receive those protections. Starting today, roughly 1 million workers making $43,888 or less are newly eligible for overtime benefits. And in 2025, the salary threshold will increase to $58,656, then update every three years. That means more money in these workers’ pockets and a little more breathing room."

By region, the estimated number of workers potentially eligible for expanded protections in year one is 740,000 for the Northeast, 930,000 in the Midwest, 1,870,000 in the South, and 790,000 in the West

Read more on the rule here.