ICYMI: Overtime eligibility threshold change went into effect July 1st
On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (Department) announced a final rule, Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees, which took effect on July 1, 2024. The final rule updates and revises the regulations issued under section 13(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act, implementing the exemption from minimum wage and overtime pay requirements for executive, administrative, and professional (EAP) employees.
The final rule increases the standard salary level and the highly compensated employee total annual compensation threshold as of July 1, 2024, and on January 1, 2025, when changes in the methodologies used to calculate these levels become applicable. The final rule also provides for future updates of these levels every three years to reflect current earnings data. These scheduled increases are displayed below.
|
DATE |
STANDARD SALARY LEVEL |
HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE TOTAL ANNUAL COMPENSATION THRESHOLD |
|
Before |
$684 per week |
$107,432 per year, including at least $684 per week paid on a salary or fee basis. |
|
July 1, 2024 |
$844 per week |
$132,964 per year, including at least $844 per week paid on a salary or fee basis. |
|
January 1, 2025 |
$1,128 per week |
$151,164 per year, including at least $1,128 per week paid on a salary or fee basis. |
|
July 1, 2027, |
To be determined by applying to available data the methodology used to set the salary level in effect at the time of the update. |
To be determined by applying to available data the methodology used to set the salary level in effect at the time of the update. |
If they have not yet done so, non-ferrous foundries should immediately review their workforce to determine if there is need to increase exempt employees' salaries so that they do not lose their exempt status, or to convert those employees to nonexempt employees. They should also update their internal procedures to ensure ongoing compliance when the automatic salary increases take effect beginning in 2027.