Progressives urged Biden to raise the overtime threshold from $35,568 to about $83,000, making overtime pay available to millions more workers in the U.S.
Obama’s attempt to increase the limit was blocked by a Republican lawsuit in 2017 after Donald Trump took office. Trump’s DOL then implemented a much weaker threshold that doesn’t adjust with the cost of living, which is still in place today.
That threshold was implemented in response to backlash against Obama’s attempt to raise the limit from corporate lobbyists, who threatened that employers would force workers to lose wages and benefits under Obama’s rule. “Overtime standards were created to prevent workers from being forced to work excessive hours without additional compensation and to incentivize employers to hire additional employees rather than overworking current ones,” a group of 22 Democrats, including Jayapal,
in June. “Millions upon millions of workers were left behind under the Trump DOL rule, resulting in a loss of both protections and wages — wages that could have been taken home to families and put food on the table.”
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