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(96-3-70) 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(133-5-87) 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(54-0-22) Author