wrath-sedan@kbin.social to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agoMillions of workers earning less than $55,000 could get overtime pay under Biden proposalwww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up178arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up178arrow-down1external-linkMillions of workers earning less than $55,000 could get overtime pay under Biden proposalwww.cbsnews.comwrath-sedan@kbin.social to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square17fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarehypelightfly@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-21 year ago2x minimum wage for a 40 hour work week is the salary threshold. If you make less your employer is breaking the law. In California the salary threshold is currently $64,480.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoI’m bad at math, but I’m pretty sure I make more than that. I live in Indiana. Minimum wage is sickeningly low. $7.25/hr.
minus-squarehypelightfly@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoThat’s federal minimum wage. So it’s the $35,568 from the article which Biden is trying to raise to $55,000.
2x minimum wage for a 40 hour work week is the salary threshold. If you make less your employer is breaking the law. In California the salary threshold is currently $64,480.
I’m bad at math, but I’m pretty sure I make more than that. I live in Indiana. Minimum wage is sickeningly low. $7.25/hr.
That’s federal minimum wage. So it’s the $35,568 from the article which Biden is trying to raise to $55,000.