Congressional Action to Limit the U.S. DOL Overtime Rule
The Overtime Reform and Enhancement Act, introduced as H.R. 5813, has been proposed to limit the Department of Labor’s Final Rule on overtime. Under this piece of legislation, on December 1, 2016, the salary one must earn in order to be overtime-exempt on rises to $692.00 per week, much lower than the $913.00 per week under the DOL’s Final Rule. Under this bill, the salary threshold increases to $760.00 per week on December 1, 2017; $839.00 per week on December 1, 2018; and $
