Overtime pay for many workers would increase to two times their regular wage.
Currently, federal law requires employers to pay many workers one and one-half times their regular wage for overtime hours. This bill would change that, requiring employers to pay two times the regular wage for those extra hours. This would mean more money for employees who work overtime and higher labor costs for businesses.
Today, federal law requires employers to pay workers one and one-half times their regular rate for overtime hours. If this bill passes, employers would have to pay two times the regular rate for those overtime hours, starting 180 days after it becomes law.
S 5268 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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