# New Overtime Rule

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-overtime-rule/760713>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [July 23, 2016, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-overtime-rule/760713 "2016-07-23T21:18:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-overtime-rule/760713/21 "2016-07-28T19:41:56Z")

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As to the OP’s “were you aware”, the shift was proposed about a year ago and has been covered regularly. According to this article, the 1975 bump was to about $50k/year (real). So we may be a bit shy of that with the new level.

> **[Overtime Pay Push Sets White House, Businesses at Odds](https://www.wsj.com/articles/overtime-pay-proposal-sets-white-house-businesses-at-odds-1434571771)**
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> The Obama administration is facing off with business groups and some economists over a new rule that is expected to make millions more Americans eligible for overtime pay.

“the White House said 12% of salaried workers were below the current threshold, compared with 18% in 2004 and 65% in 1975.”

I’m not sure what it will be after the change.

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