Acting Labor & Industry Secretary Jerry Oleksiak, said, “Four decades is far too long for Pennsylvania’s overtime regulations to remain stagnant. Updating the overtime rules to keep pace with our 21st century economy is the right thing to do… It will also generate competitive salaries and reduce turnover, helping to create and keep ‘Jobs that Pay’ here in Pennsylvania.”
The state’s Labor Department is finalizing the proposal to modernize the rules and clarify requirements. It will gradually implement the new rules to increase the salary threshold over the next four years. The new rules will require employers to pay overtime to most salaried workers.
Starting in 2020, the salary threshold to be eligible to receive overtime will increase to $31,720 annually. In 2021, it will be $39,832 then $47,892 the following year. Starting in 2022, the salary threshold will update automatically every three years to make sure workers are not left behind.
A common sense proposal
The Pennsylvania governor received praises for his plan to modernize the state’s outdated overtime rules.
