New Federal Rules Will Make More Workers Eligible For Overtime Pay

By Steve Kraske,

Published September 23, 2016 at 3:24 PM CDT

Employers throughout the nation will soon need to ensure all salaried workers are making at least $47,476 annually, or will need to make them eligible for overtime pay by changing their status to hourly. The new rules about who is and isn't eligible for overtime are set to go into effect on December 1, 2016, but 21 states have joined in a lawsuit to have the higher standards declared invalid.

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Melody Rayl is Of Counsel in the Kansas City office of Fisher & Phillips, LLP, which specializes in employment law.

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