Home » HR practices » Professional development » Legal developments » National legislation » United States: States ‘correct’ a Federal proposal on overtime pay regulations United States: States ‘correct’ a Federal proposal on overtime pay regulations Several US States are addressing the area of overtime hours in a bid to make up for shortcomings in the US Labor Department’s proposal (c.f. article No. 11037). Washington, Pennsylvania, and California are among those also studying raising annual income floors, above which employers do not pay for overtime hours. Raising the income floor will enable millions of employees to receive bigger pay packets. Once these workers earn below the floor level and work more than 40 hours per week they will be able to earn 1.5 times the hourly tariff in overtime pay. Through . Published on 29 August 2019 à 13h39 - Update on 29 August 2019 à 13h41 Resources The current system is regulated by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 that determines overtime pay in terms of the amount and the nature of the work. In line with their set of responsibilities and their levels of autonomy, senior level workers and certain professions do not qualify for overtime pay,… Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.EmailThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels
