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May 18, 2016

Millions More U.S. Workers to Become Eligible for Overtime Pay
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Here in the United States, millions more workers could become eligible
for overtime pay under new regulations being unveiled by the Obama
administration today. The rules allow full-time salaried employees to
earn overtime if they make up to about $47,000 a year-that's more than
twice the current benchmark. About 35 percent of full-time salaried
employees will be eligible to receive time and a half for extra hours,
up from the 7 percent who qualify now.
Topics:Labor