A proposed rule from the US Department of Labor would raise the minimum salary for most employees exempt from the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) from $684 per week to a level potentially as high as $1,158 per week. This tool can help an employer estimate the costs of different options for compensating employees who are currently classified as exempt but are paid a salary of less than $1,158 per week.
An additional 3.6 million workers who are currently exempt from the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will become eligible for overtime unless their employers raise their salaries, the US Department of Labor (DOL) estimates.
Legislation recently signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker will expand leave for bereaving a child and for mourning victims of violent crime; establish new leave for organ donation; and provide protections for freelance workers and temporary workers.
The US Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted a draft overtime rule to the White House for a final review - meaning a proposed rule may be out within the next 100 days.