The Biden administration on Tuesday announced a new rule that would make millions of white-collar workers newly eligible for overtime pay.
Starting July 1, the rule would increase the threshold at which executive, administrative and professional employees are exempt from overtime pay to $43,888 from the current $35,568. That change would make an additional 1 million workers eligible to receive time-and-a-half wages for each hour they put in beyond a 40-hour week.
On January 1, the threshold would rise further to $58,656, covering another 3 million workers.
“This rule will restore the promise to workers that if you work more than 40 hours in a week, you should be paid for that time,” Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su said in a statement. “So often, lower-paid salaried workers are doing the same job as their hourly counterparts but are spending more time away from their families for no additional pay. This is unacceptable.”
A higher paid salary has negotiating power when being asked to work over time. Want me to stay late for a couple days no problem. Want me to work overtime for a couple weeks? Then I need to be paid at least straight time for every hour worked past 40.
So far I haven’t had any issues with this approach. They either pony up or suddenly it’s not that urgent. Have yet to be fired, but I don’t get asked to work overtime unless it’s truly needed now.
That is nowhere near universal and doesn’t address the fairness issue at all. What’s fair is fair. Your salary is for 40h/wk dedication. No bullshit negotiation every time you’re asked to work more.
Lol
Yeah. All those fast food and Walmart managers have sooooo much bargaining power.
Those fast food and Walmart managers probably don’t make above the threshold, and the ones who do probably set their own hours and delegate down the chain anyway
https://www.indeed.com/cmp/McDonald’s/salaries/General-Manager