Map Showing How Many Workers in Each State will be Affected by the New DOL Overtime Rule

As most of you know by now, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently finalized changes to the overtime rule that will make approximately 4.2 million currently exempt employees eligible for overtime pay beginning Dec. 1, 2016. The new exempt salary threshold has been raised to $47,476 and the rule includes a hike every three years in the minimum salary for exempt employees.

Here’s a map provided by the DOL indicating how many workers in each state are expected to be eligible for overtime pay under the new rule changes.

Map provided by the U.S. Department of Labor

 

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