On September 24, 2019, Acting Secretary of Labor Patrick Pizzella announced that “for the first time in over 15 years, America’s workers will have an update to overtime regulations that will put overtime pay into the pockets of more than a million working Americans.”
Effective January 1, 2020, updates to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime regulations include:
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- An increase to the minimum salary amount for “exempt” employees to $684 per week ($35,568 annualized);
- An increase to the minimum annual compensation required for the “highly compensated employee (HCE)” exemption to $107,432 annually; and
- A new rule allowing employers to use non-discretionary bonuses, commissions, and other incentive payments paid at least annually to satisfy up to 10 percent of the minimum salary requirement.
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Pizzella described the DOL’s most recent efforts to update the overtime rule as bringing “a common-sense approach that offers consistency and certainty for employers as well as clarity and prosperity for American workers.”
NY STATE EMPLOYERS: Although state Labor Standards include higher minimum salary amounts for the executive and administrative exemptions, there are other situations where the federal overtime regulations apply. NY employers should become familiar with the State’s Labor Standards, as well as the rules under the FLSA, to ensure they are following the appropriate regulations in each situation.
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Posted by Frank Cania, president of HR Compliance Experts LLC.
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