Just a reminder that Obama also changed this while he was president and it was one of the first things Trump reversed.
this post was submitted on 11 Jul 2024
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I was working fast food as a salaried manager and was getting paid $50k a year to work like 50-60 hours per week if I tried to cut everything short. At one point the government almost made it so that salaried employees getting paid less than $40k/yr would be eligible for overtime but it didn't happen and I was so bummed out. If they're making it so that position would have to be paid overtime then that might be an even better option than using my IT degree.
"an employee making less than the new threshold who doesn’t manage anyone else, whose job doesn’t require them to exercise “independent judgment with respect to matters of significance,” according to DOL, and whose job doesn’t require advanced knowledge might qualify for overtime pay."
The limit used to be people making under like, 100k, and now the limit is like, 130k or something. How many people making between 100k and 130k have jobs that are not management and don't require independent judgment with respect to matters of significance?
Feels pretty niche to me, but I guess progress is good. I'm also wondering how many people in these positions don't have significant bargaining power., as the article states this law is for those people.
Edit: Ah re-read it: it also impacts those in the 30-40k range, bumping the threshold up significantly.
And in the 100-130k range, you're looking at a lot of IT/tech folk.
It's very common for companies to slap the word manager into a title to exploit this loophole. Adjusting the threshold at the lower levels is going to do a lot of good. As long as a Trump doesn't get to reverse it again.
Your not a technician, you're an "engineer". Ignore the fact you will make zero engineering decisions on this.
With smaller shops, it can be hard to enforce your rights esp with you got no time for it but workers have to do it.
People need to know their rights and advocate for themselves! Nobody is saving you, help yourself! If everyone did their part, we would have higher wages.
Also, personal responsibility does not excuse trash employers or the state from their duties but this change starts with wage slaves starting to act like professionals