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NPMA Joins Coalition in Support of Senate Overtime Legislation

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Last week, NPMA signed onto a letter as part of the Partnership to Protect Workplace Opportunity (PPWO) in support of the Overtime Reform and Enhancement Act (S. 3464). S. 3464 was introduced by Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) right before Congress recessed for the elections.  S. 3464 is very similar to the Overtime Reform and Enhancement Act (H.R.5813), which NPMA strongly supports.
 
This reasonable legislation would phase-in the DOL’s new salary threshold in four stages over five years, starting with a substantial salary threshold increase to approximately $36,000 on December 1, 2016, followed by a "pause year" in 2017 to allow employers to review and adjust for the consequences of this new rule.
 
Further increases to the salary level would occur annually thereafter, until reaching the final rule’s new threshold of $47,476 on December 1, 2020. Equally important is that the bill prohibits the final rule’s automatic increases to the salary threshold, yet allows the DOL to propose changes to overtime regulations in the future through the customary notice and comment process.

It is significant that a Senate bill has been introduced in addition to the House bill, both aiming to "phase-in" the threshold.  NPMA is working to ensure this legislation is addressed soon after the elections or even possibly in the December Omnibus.  It is encouraging that we have bipartisan support and there is a better chance of movement on these bills after the elections. 
 

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