New Rules For Overtime Pay: Blessing Or Curse For Business?

Increasing the salary threshold for overtime benefits will help workers, but will it undercut businesses' bottom lines?

If you earn more than $23,660 as a full-time salaried worker, it doesn't matter how many hours you put in above and beyond the standard 40 per week: You cannot collect the "time and a half" overtime pay, a crucial benefit for low-income workers struggling to make ends meet, or those just starting their careers with a mountain of college debt.

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