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Bill would raise Maryland's salaried-employee overtime threshold to $58,656
Summary
Advocates told the committee House Bill 582 would raise the salary threshold for overtime eligibility to the level the U.S. Department of Labor proposed last year; unions said it protects workers while business groups cautioned about unintended consequences for employers.
Delegate Vogel told the Economic Matters Committee House Bill 582 would raise the salary threshold under which salaried employees are eligible for overtime pay to $58,656, the level the U.S. Department of Labor sought to set under a federal rule last year before a federal judge enjoined that rule.
"What this means is that salaried employees who are making equivalent to $17 an hour, if they work beyond their 40 hour weeks they are not…
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