To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to establish a minimum salary threshold for bona fide executive, administrative, and professional employees exempt from Federal overtime compensation requirements, and automatically update such threshold each year, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · May 15, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
The Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2026 would amend federal labor law to establish and automatically increase salary thresholds that determine which employees can be classified as exempt from overtime pay requirements. Starting at $45,000 annually when the law takes effect, the threshold would rise to $55,000 in 2027, $65,000 in 2028, and $75,000 in 2029, then automatically adjust each year based on the earnings of salaried workers nationwide. The bill would also require that exempt employees spend at least 20 percent of their time performing actual executive or administrative duties, rather than other tasks. This legislation would affect millions of middle-level managers, administrators, and professionals across the country, as more workers would become eligible for overtime compensation if their salaries fall below the threshold. The bill would take effect approximately three months after being enacted and requires the Department of Labor to publish updated thresholds at least 60 days before they take effect.
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