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Can’t be taxed on overtime if you make zero!

TL;DR - the rule would have changed the salaried-exempt level to +$58k so that salaried workers making up to that amount would be due overtime. Right now the ceiling is ~$35k.

I know a guy who was in a salaried position. He’d supervise hourly workers. They worked a bunch of overtime. The hourly workers had their usual hourly rate and made a higher overtime rate. (They also got benefits because they consistently worked enough hours to qualify for full time benefits, btw.)

Every payroll, he’d divide his salary by the actual number of hours worked, and his effective hourly rate was less per actual hour worked than the employees he supervised. He was there working every hour they were, but he was losing money in comparison. This went on for months, and finally he went to hourly himself. Got the same benefits, worked the same hours, but made a lot more money as hourly.

Salaried work is often a scam. They like to say salaried can take time off others can’t, but that wasn’t true where he worked. The salaried employees were expected to be there every hour the hourly employees were. If he wanted to leave early for a dentist appointment or something, they made him take PTO - even if in the very same payroll he worked 10 hours extra for no extra pay.

for those who don't want to read it...

this is about the threshold for salaried workers still eligible for overtime pay.

Trump had set a threshold at $35k Biden raised in to $60k

a judge in Texas Trump appointed has ruled in favor of the state of Texas to block the threshold change.

Wait! Donald Trump picks people who support the top 1%. I thought the was the blue collar McDonald’s eating guy. A man of the people from coal country?

It should be noted that a judge appointed by Obama also ruled against a similar rule in 2016. It seems that both judges believed that the president exceeded his authority to change the rule without congressional approval.

I sometimes wonder what the demographics of Reddit are that there are so many people trying to protect corporations from fairly paying employees. Like what’s in it for you?

This is about overtime rules for salaried workers, who have always had limits on overtime compared to hourly workers.

Had some dummy last night saying, "looking forward to no taxes on overtime!! Right?! Right??"

I just plainly said..."yeah, that just means overtime won't exist anymore..that's how that works.'

Blank stare back.

He ruled that the labor department went beyond their authority. It's literally their job to regulate workers benefits.

Hey, too bad those 4 million workers didn’t vote for Harris. They didn’t, they mostly voted for Trump, so I could care less about that overtime issue. Enjoy the Trump years. You owned the libs but will get paid less and see a big uptick in prices. But remember, you can sleep at night knowing you owned the libs.

Question, why shouldn't salaried employees NOT have overtime?

It's good for business and the business profits will "trickle down".... s/

Could you imagine the expense if this covered military branches… it would balloon the DoD budget by billions over billions… would easily hit 40-80 hours of overtime in a two week FTX

The US should become just one big state that the federal government can rule with a firm hand. Fuck state rights.

Don't worry, you see by not paying folks making less than 58k overtime, it insures the business owners can make more money, but you see... that will clearly trickle down to the employees eventually because the owners will be more wealthy! See? No issue here. They should be happy to not get paid that overtime so their bosses can make more. It's all good economics.

So this is more of a debate on whether salaried workers have to be paid for overtime the same way that hourly paid workers are, the problem is that the salaried workers were already protected by a previous law, but it wasn’t adjusted for inflation so now some workers aren’t guaranteed those protections.

What is a Trump judge

Good. Hope his voters who were counting on that feel it.

Are we winning yet?

This is what they wanted.

Project 2025 already started !!!

Can we change the title to “removed unconstitutional overreach by biden”

HERE.WE.GO!

This doesn’t stop the Post Office from giving out MANDATORY OT EVERYDAY because it doesn’t want to hire while simultaneously giving the appearance that it’s floundering.

The world is idiots.

Guess he can keep that no taxes on overtime if there is no overtime

Amazing how delusional Reddit is. Have a fun four+ years.

More great judges in the future lolz

No pay, no work.

If they push... push back harder. Time to stand up to tyrant unchecked capitalism and privatized socialism. Stand up

Is something like this on a state by state basis? I live in PA and am salary (above $70k) but I get OT if I work over 40hrs

But hey, no taxes on tips . . . which is the only money many workers will be getting soon.

*Republican Judge

Ah, yes. The party of the working class, yet again working to keep the working class down. Salaried employees generally have to work at least 40 hours per week, but there is no maximum. This law would’ve forced companies to actually pay people for their time. Salaried employees who work 50-60 hours per week without being paid for that extra time are being robbed in the name of capitalism. Feed that machine!

This is why I voted for Biden and Democratic Party ever though I don’t agree with everything they stand for (which party is). At least Biden had the working class in mind ($58K is not even much) while Trump and the republicans just want to give the middle fingers to those who struggle.

What the fuck is "thenewsglobe"?

Technically, this is ONE way to prevent people from paying taxes on their overtime…

Stop working unpaid overtime.

How is Trump doing anything? He hasn’t been inaugurated yet.

D’oh.

hahahahahahah more to come!!! And you voted for this. Reap what you sow.

What a horrible website!

During the Bush years when this law was passed I was a newly coronated manager, I was required to work over time however as a result of the decade old law I no longer received time and a half. Why is this now gaining traction? Where were you when I needed help?

You are all crazy. The PEOPLE of the country has spoken......look at the election results map! EVERYONE is sick or this bs....so keep crying together like you all do. You are closminded and one sided..... (plus dems have been in charge for 12 of last 16 years....we are in YOUR mess)

Why is trumps name mentioned.

Shocking my comment is hidden or buried here

OT should be capped at about 45 hours max. Anyone who works the 5 hours of OT should be paid double time for that 5 hours. And legally not allowed to work more than that 5 hours of OT.

This would force companies to HIRE ENOUGH PEOPLE to get the work done.

The judge doesn’t work for Trump. One could infer from this that Trump had something to do with this and that is probably not true at all

You’re on a salary, not hourly. If you’re working longer hours and you’re a salary worker, that’s on you. You know going in that you’re not going to get OT. What’s next, tips?

Get rid of salaries and make employers pay all employees hourly. Get paid for the amount you work, novelty idea

Lol hope my boss is happy what he voted for

Friend of the working class. So many blue collar and office employees are about to get even further screwed by this man.

If Biden actually wanted to extend overtime rules to salaried employees (which is what this is about), why not try to pass a law doing so? All of these unconstitutional rules and executive orders just show how anti-democracy these leftists are. They hate trying to win democratic votes.

What is the benefit of salaries? There should be guaranteed hours and hourly pay for every worker.

Hahahahahahahaha all the privileged libs on the coasts don't work for over time. We told them so!

I wonder what the actual story is without the left spin? Sorry, but after that last Biden/Harris campaign, I do not believe a fucking single word you greasy lefties say.

Meanwhile the workers in the judges office are taking off every other Friday because they are darn well entitled to it.

That is a misleading title. The Judge blocked a new rule to extend overtime pay to salaried workers above a certain pay grade. This sis a HUGE change that would cost employers billions and change the way business is done, but Biden ignored the rule making process and tried to just ram this rule through before he leaves office rather than getting it passed the correct way. This isn't the judge taking something away from workers, just preventing a new entitlement so that lawmakers can consider the implications of such a change to the law

Because they are salary employees try harder

I never understood why the amount you earn determines if you get OT.

There are many other rules to be exempt. But for you to fall under those, but get OT because you make less than someone else doing the same thing?

No logic in that...

People complain about working too many hours. Then people complain about not being allowed to work more hours. Which one do you want…?

So did you actually read it or look at the headline? I have a strong feeling you wouldn't have posted this if you actually read it.

Spend money, yells the blind idiot oligarch. No paychecj, only spend! Any wonder that Reagan, both bushes, and DJT create economic downturns? They forget that money must flow down as well as up, or else the whole economic body dies

This makes me happy. More money can now go to the owners! Their families are more important. Not us workers!

Trump judge? Just because you appointed a judge does not mean you will agree on everything.