A proposal was made during the Obama administration that would have raised the minimum salary threshold to approximately $47,000. If this passed, roughly three million additional workers would have been entitled to overtime pay, or a shorter work week. While this appealed to many workers, it did not necessarily benefit workers who were making a higher salary, but who regularly exceeded 40 hours per week. For example, a general manager at Jiffy Lube in Seattle went from making $16 an hour to an annual salary of $52,000 a year. However, due to understaffing, he often worked over 100 hours a week. As a salaried employee, he was not eligible for overtime pay. Given the long hours, his salary was less than what he would have made if he were paid a $16 an hour wage plus overtime.
If your employer failed to compensate you for overtime pay, you may be eligible for compensation. To schedule a confidential consultation, contact the Philadelphia employment lawyers at Sidkoff, Pincus & Green P.C. at 215-574-0600 or contact us online. Located in Philadelphia, we serve clients throughout South Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.