Proposal could see millions of salaried employees be eligible for extra pay
Millions more salaried American workers could be entitled to overtime pay for working more than 40 hours per week under a bill reintroduced on Wednesday by Democratic lawmakers in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
The Restoring Overtime Pay Act, which was reintroduced by Reps. Alma Adams (D-NC) and Mark Takano (D-CA) and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), would build on the provisions of a 2019 law with the same name.
Currently, fewer than 15% of all full-time salaried workers receive overtime pay, according to Senator Brown. The new bill would expand overtime pay eligibility to 55% of salaried workers earning up to $45,000 annually. This salary threshold would gradually increase each year for five years, culminating in a salary cap of approximately $82,700 by 2027.
“If you put in extra work, you should earn extra pay – it’s that simple,” said Sen. Brown. “Expanding overtime pay would mean more money in the pockets of working class and middle-class Ohioans who work 50, 60, or 70 hours a week. It’s long past time for overtime work to mean overtime pay again.”
A survey by spiceworks found that 71% of Americans work overtime at least once a week.
Currently, only salaried workers earning $35,568 or less per year are eligible for overtime pay.
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