Proposed rule would ensure that more workers receive extra pay for long hours

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member and former Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pension (HELP), issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Labor announced a proposal—in technical terms, a notice of proposed rulemaking—that would restore and extend overtime protections to 3.6 million low-paid salaried workers. The proposed rule would guarantee overtime pay for most salaried workers earning less than $1,059 per week, about $55,000 per year.

“Workers should be compensated fairly when they work long hours—it’s that simple,” saidSenator Murray. “For far too long, giant corporations have gone to great lengths to stiff their workers of the overtime wages they deserve—and that needs to end. Democrats and the Biden-Harris administration are fighting back to protect workers by expanding overtime protections to those making less than $55,000 a year. This proposal is a huge step in the right direction and would make a meaningful difference for millions of hardworking people across America.”

The new proposed rule would:

1. Restore and extend overtime protections to low-paid salaried workers. Many low-paid salaried employees work side-by-side with hourly employees, doing the same tasks and often working over 40 hours a week. But because of outdated and out-of-sync rules, these salaried workers aren’t getting paid...

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