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Raise the overtime pay threshold to the same equitable standards we had in 1975.

Created by C.R. on June 01, 2015

Restore federal overtime standards to where they were in 1975. This would cover up to 65% of salaried workers (as it did in 1975). The equivalent salary threshold would be $69,000. In other words, if you make an annual salary less than $69,000, you would be eligible for overtime pay.

In addition, the current exemptions from overtime should be narrowed rather than expanded. Today, overtime exemptions other than for those who make $23,360 annually; extend to teachers, federal employees, doctors, computer professional (anyone who uses a computer), and a slew of job descriptions that include the word "professional."

Exemptions should make business sense. Good business is paying your employees equitably. The President can make this happen with a stroke of his pen. H.T. to Nick Hanauer.

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