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How the Biden administration's overtime proposal could play out

by Justin Ho
Aug 31, 2023
The proposal would most likely affect low-to-middle income earners in supervisory roles.
The new overtime rule will primarily affect low to middle-income salaried workers, especially those in supervisory roles.
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Most home care workers are entitled to overtime but might not know it

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Nov 24, 2021
A new initiative from the Labor Department aims to up outreach and enforcement related to such issues.
Long-term caregivers and supporters rally in Los Angeles in July for greater investment in the country's caregiving infrastructure.
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How weak overtime protections contribute to inequality

by David Brancaccio , Rose Conlon and Daniel Shin
Dec 29, 2020
A key number for calculating overtime pay hasn't been adequately updated since 1975 — economists hope that changes.
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Some states hike overtime salary threshold higher than Feds

by Mitchell Hartman
Jan 1, 2020
A new federal salary level for low-paid managers to be eligible for overtime pay kicks in Jan. 1.
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1.3 million lower-paid managers to get overtime

by Mitchell Hartman
Dec 25, 2019
Salaried management workers who earn less than $35,568/year will be entitled to overtime pay starting Jan. 1, 2020.
Working late? More workers are eligible for overtime in 2020. Above, an office building in Chicago, Illinois.
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New overtime rule won't slam employers, say experts

by Mitchell Hartman
Sep 25, 2019
Many employers are already prepared for the rule change.
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New overtime rule covers fewer workers than Obama version

by Kimberly Adams
Sep 24, 2019
Had the 2016 rule been instituted, roughly three times more workers would have been covered.
Under the new rule, employers will be required to pay overtime to employees making less than $35,568.
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On punishing schedules, China's tech workers are exhausted

by Jennifer Pak
Jul 10, 2019
China's tech sector is built on the backs of hard working employees who are often expected to work 12-hour days at a minimum. Some workers are starting to push back.
A Chinese tech firm showcases its facial recognition security equipment at the Consumer Electronics Show in Shanghai June 2019. The success of these companies is partly built on the backs of workers putting in extreme overtime.
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Employers figuring out the latest twist in new overtime rule: an injunction to halt it

by Mitchell Hartman
Nov 23, 2016
What can businesses and their employees expect, now that the new rules are on hold?
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Federal judge blocks Obama's overtime rule

by Mitchell Hartman
Nov 23, 2016
New rules from the Department of Labor would make more white-collar workers eligible for overtime pay. Now they're on indefinite hold.
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