,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bagg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #cj1 #bjag,mr4
 ,br[n 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,ms4  
,baldw91 ,ms4 ,w>r51 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1   
,mr4 ,durb91 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,mr4 ,book]1 
,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4 ,:iteh\se1 ,mr4       
,frank51 & ,ms4 ,h>ris7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1  
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich to   
e/abli% a m9imum sal>y ?re%old = bona   
fide executive1 adm9i/rative1 &         
pr(essional employees exempt f ,f$]al   
ov]time comp5sation requirem5ts1 &      
automatically update su* ?re%old e #c   
ye>s4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be 
cit$ z ! ,re/or+ ,ov]time ,pay ,act (   
#bjag4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !     
foll[+3 7#a7 ,! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act
 ( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bja et seq47   
e/abli%$ ov]time comp5sation requirem5ts
 = c]ta9 employees :5 !y "w m ?an #dj   
h\rs 9 a giv5 workweek4  7#b7 ,"u       

section #ac7;a77#a7 ( su* ,act1         
,congress delegat$ to ! ,secret>y (     
,labor ! au?ority to def9e & delimit !  
t]ms relat+ to ! exemption = bona fide  
executive1 adm9i/rative1 & pr(essional  
employees 7commonly kn[n z ! :ite coll> 
exemption74  7#c7 ,= m ?an #ge ye>s1 !  
,secret>y ( ,labor has ex]cis$ its      
delegat$ au?ority to issue regulations t
 def9e & delimit ! t]ms relat+ to ! :ite
 coll> exemption by apply+ a duties te/ 
& apply+ a m9imum comp5sation level 7or 
sal>y ?re%old74  7#d7 ,! ,secret>y (    
,labor began utiliz+ a sal>y ?re%old 9 !
 initial regulations def9+ & delimit+ ! 
t]ms relat+ to ! :ite coll> exemption1  
:i* 7 fir/ issu$ 9 #aich4  7#e7         
,congress has long approv$ ! use ( a    
sal>y ?re%old by ! ,secret>y ( ,labor1 z
 demon/rat$ by ! fact t ,congress has   
am5d$ ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich
 at lea/ #aj times s9ce #aich & has n   
preclud$ ! ,secret>y f us+ a sal>y      
?re%old4  7#f7 ,! sal>y ?re%old became  
woefully out ( date & ineffective z a   

result ( n be+ suffici5tly updat$ to    
keep pace ) a *ang+ economy1 z evid5c$  
by ! fact t m ?an #fj p]c5t ( all       
full-"t sal>i$ work]s e>n$ less ?an !   
sal>y ?re%old 9 #aige & less ?an #g     
p]c5t ( ^! work]s e>n$ less ?an ! sal>y 
?re%old 9 #bjaf4  7#g7 ,! sal>y ?re%old 
( #dee p] week1 or #bc1ffj p] ye>1 t 0 9
 effect on ,may #bb1 #bjaf1 0 bel[ !    
pov]ty l9e = a family ( #d4  7#h7 ,!    
,secret>y ( ,labor updat$ ! sal>y       
?re%old on ,may #bc1 #bjaf1 ?r\gh a f9al
 rule entitl$ ,def9+ & ,delimit+ !      
,exemptions = ,executive1 ,adm9i/rative1
 ,pr(essional1 ,outside ,sales &        
,comput] ,employees 7#ha ,f$4 ,reg4     
#cbcia7 by increas+ ! sal>y ?re%old to !
 #dj? p]c5tile ( e>n+s ( full-"t sal>i$ 
employees 9 ! l[e/-wage ,c5sus ,region1 
result+ 9 a sal>y ?re%old ( #iac p] week
 or #dg1dgf p] ye>4  7#i7 ,! f9al rule  
w\ld b5efit m ?an #ac1jjj1jjj employees 
by provid+ ov]time comp5sation          
protections to #d1bjj1jjj new employees 
& /r5g!n+ ov]time comp5sation           

protections = #h1ijj1jjj additional     
employees4  7#aj7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,labor 
w5t ?r\gh a ?or\gh process 9 craft+ !   
f9al rule1 seek+ public input & conduct+
 ext5sive economic analysis1 includ+--  
7,a7 sp5d+ m ?an a ye> meet+ ) m ?an    
#bjj int]e/$ p>ties to obta9 input be=e 
issu+ ! propos$ rule 9 #bjae2  7,b7     
consid]+ m ?an #bgj1jjj comm5ts receiv$ 
dur+ ! #fj-;day public comm5t p]iod on !
 propos$ rule2 &  7,c7 mak+ significant 
*anges 9 response to public input be=e  
issu+ ! f9al rule4  7#aa7 ,! public     
comm5ts submitt$ to ! ,secret>y ( ,labor
 reg>d+ ! propos$ rule 7 ov]:elm+ly     
positive & supportive ( ! rule4  7#ab7  
,! increase 9 ! sal>y ?re%old1 includ$ 9
 ! f9al rule1 to ! #dj? p]c5tile ( e>n+s
 ( full-"t sal>i$ employees 9 !         
l[e/-wage ,c5sus ,region1 result+ 9 a   
?re%old ( #iac p] week or #dg1dgf p]    
ye>1 0 a /rong yet measur$ increase by  
almo/ any measure1 includ+ z comp>$ to--
  7,a7 ! high] sal>y ?re%old ( #igj p]  
week or #ej1ddj p] ye>1 initially put   

=w>d by ! ,secret>y ( ,labor 9 ! propos$
 rule2  7,b7 ! sal>y ?re%old ( #ihd p]  
week or #ea1afh p] ye>1 :i* w\ld h fully
 acc\nt$ = ! erosion to ! value ( !     
sal>y ?re%old s9ce #aige due to         
inflation2  7,c7 ! sal>y ?re%old (      
#a1abb p] week or #eh1cdd p] ye>1 :i*   
w\ld h cov]$ ! same %>e ( all sal>i$    
work]s z 7 cov]$ 9 #aige aft] acc\nt+ = 
*anges 9 ! economy2 &  7,d7 ! sal>y     
?re%old ( #a1cbg p] week or #fi1jjd p]  
ye>1 :i* w\ld h cov]$ ! same p]c5tage ( 
all sal>i$ work]s z 7 cov]$ 9 #aige )\t 
acc\nt+ = *anges 9 ! economy4  7#ac7 ,! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,di/rict ,c\rt = ! ,ea/]n 
,di/rict ( ,texas errone\sly call$ !    
au?ority ( ! ,secret>y ( ,labor "u !    
,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich into "q
 :5 x issu$ a prelim9>y injunction      
enjo9+ ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor f en=c+ !   
f9al ov]time rule4  7#ad7 ,! ,unit$     
,/ates ,di/rict ,c\rt = ! ,ea/]n        
,di/rict ( ,texas issu$ a f9al decision 
invalidat+ ! rule1 ?reat5+ ov]time      
protections = millions ( work]s4  #c4   

,m9imum sal>y ?re%old = bona fide       
executive1 adm9i/rative1 & pr(essional  
employees exempt f ,f$]al ov]time       
comp5sation requirem5ts  7a7 ,m9imum    
sal>y ?re%old = bona fide executive1    
adm9i/rative1 & pr(essional employees   
,section #ac ( ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds    
,act ( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bac7 is    
am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection 7a77#a7--    
7,a7 by ins]t+ subsection 7k7 & aft]    
subject to2 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ 7except z 
provid$ "u subsection 7k77#c77;,c77 aft]
 ,adm9i/rative ,proc$ure ,act2 &  7#b7  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7k7 ,m9imum 
sal>y ?re%old  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,beg9n+ on 
! effective date ( ! ,re/or+ ,ov]time   
,pay ,act ( #bjag1 ! ,secret>y %all     
require t an employee describ$ 9        
subsection 7a77#a71 z a requirem5t =    
exemption "u su* subsection1 be         
comp5sat$ on a sal>y basis1 or equival5t
 fee basis1 )9 ! mean+ ( su* t]ms 9     
subp>t ,g ( "p #eda ( title #bi1 ,code (
 ,f$]al ,regulations 7or any successor  
regulation71 at a rate p] week t is n   

less ?an ! sal>y ?re%old "u p>agraph    
7#b74  7#b7 ,sal>y ?re%old  7,a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! sal>y ?re%old %all be an am\nt 
t1 subject to subp>agraph 7,b71 is equal
 to ! #dj? p]c5tile ( e>n+s ( full-"t   
sal>i$ work]s 9 ! l[e/-wage ,c5sus      
,region z det]m9$ by ! ,bureau ( ,labor 
,/ati/ics 9 accordance ) subp>agraph    
7,c7 & z updat$ "u p>agraph 7#c74  7,b7 
,increas$ ?re%old ,! ,secret>y may      
e/abli%1 ?r\gh notice & comm5t rule mak+
 "u section #eec ( title #e1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 a sal>y ?re%old t is an   
am\nt bas$ on a rate t is great] ?an !  
rate describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 z      
det]m9$ by ! ,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics 
9 accordance ) subp>agraph 7,c7 & z     
updat$ "u p>agraph 7#c74  7,c7 ,am\nt   
det]m9ations ,! am\nt ( ! sal>y ?re%old 
det]m9$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 %all
 be bas$ on data f ! second qu>t] ( !   
ye> prec$+ ! effective date ( su* am\nt4
  7#c7 ,automatic updates  7,a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,! ,secret>y %all update ! am\nt ( !   
sal>y ?re%old "u p>agraph 7#b7 e #c ye>s

 s t su* am\nt is bas$ on data f !      
second qu>t] ( ! ye> prec$+ ! effective 
date ( ! update4  7,b7 ,publication (   
notice ,n lat] ?an #fj days be=e !      
effective date ( any update "u          
subp>agraph 7,a71 ! ,secret>y %all      
publi%1 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] & on !       
int]net website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor1 
a notice ann\nc+ ! update4  7,c7        
,nonapplicability ( rule mak+           
requirem5ts ,any update describ$ 9 ?is  
p>agraph %all n be subject to !         
requirem5ts = notice & comm5t rule mak+ 
"u section #eec ( title #e1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code4  7#d7 ,duties te/ ,!      
,secret>y %all1 9 addition to !         
requirem5t "u p>agraph 7#a71 cont9ue to 
require employees to satisfy a duties   
te/1 z prescrib$ by ! ,secret>y1 9 def9+
 & delimit+ ! t]ms describ$ 9 subsection
 7a77#a74  4  7b7 ,effective date ,?is  
,act1 & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act1    
%all take effect on ! date t is #fj days
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4