2024-11-16 13:29:56
People paid hourly are not impacted by this ruling. The ruling applies only to salaried management workers who are classified as “administrative” workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(28-0-15) Author
2024-11-16 14:18:02
The article cited said the judge aligned with the state of Texas on an increase to the SALARY overtime THRESHOLD. This was put in place as a regulation, not through an act of Congress or the State. No workers currently qualifying for overtime are impacted. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(28-1-17) Author
2024-11-16 14:56:13
NNN. Note that is added is odd as it assumes Trump voters are only hourly employees and not capable of salaried positions. While easy to understand that assumption, it still doesn’t make it correct. Original post simply states a Trump judge blocked overtime for ~4m workers. NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(7-1-7) Author
2024-11-16 16:46:04
Employers get around paying overtime by moving hourly workers to salary while still demanding 40+ hrs a week. To reduce abuse, a threshold salary was set, under which overtime rules still applied. Post is accurate: Biden rule would protect 4MM workers from such behavior. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(6-0-8) Author