At Local 1500 (and the entire UFCW) we believe that if you do the work, you deserve
to be compensated.
Unfortunately, not everyone has a voice on the job, and every
day, millions of Americans work more than 40 hours per week with no pay. That’s
because the salary threshold for overtime pay has been raised only once since
1975.
The current salary threshold is $23,660, which is lower than
the federal poverty level for a family of four. This outdated system has given
corporations a free pass to schedule low-level supervisors and managers for
more than 40 hours per week without providing them with any overtime pay.
But that’s about to change because the U.S. Department of
Labor is raising the bar on employers by setting a higher salary threshold for
overtime protection so that more salaried workers will be eligible to earn
overtime when they work more than 40 hours in one week. The proposed regulation will increase the
overtime salary threshold to $50,440 per year by 2016, and extend overtime
protection to almost 5 million additional workers, including those in the food
and non-food retail sector.
The new overtime regulation will benefit workers everywhere
and make it harder for employers to misclassify workers as supervisors. It is the most significant step the Obama
Administration can take on its own to address our country’s low-wage, part-time
economy, and will improve the standard of living for millions of Americans.
All workers deserve to be compensated for their hard work—so
please take a few minutes to show your support by visiting: www.ufcwaction.org/overtime.
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