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A bill 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 every 3 years.

USA115th CongressS-2177| Senate 
| Updated: 11/30/2017
Sherrod Brown

Sherrod Brown

Democratic Senator

Ohio

Cosponsors (12)
Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Al Franken (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Labor to update the salary threshold applicable to bona fide executive, administrative, and professional employees for purposes of determining eligibility for overtime pay. The bill adopts rulemaking promulgated by Labor in 2016 that established the threshold for exempting such employees from overtime requirements at the 40th percentile of earnings for full-time salaried employees in the lowest-wage census region. The bill also requires updates to the threshold amount every three years.
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Timeline
Nov 30, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-4505
Introduced in House
Nov 30, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Nov 30, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • November 30, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-4505
    Introduced in House


  • November 30, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 30, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 115-4505: 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 every 3 years.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of LaborLabor standardsWages and earnings

A bill 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 every 3 years.

USA115th CongressS-2177| Senate 
| Updated: 11/30/2017
Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Labor to update the salary threshold applicable to bona fide executive, administrative, and professional employees for purposes of determining eligibility for overtime pay. The bill adopts rulemaking promulgated by Labor in 2016 that established the threshold for exempting such employees from overtime requirements at the 40th percentile of earnings for full-time salaried employees in the lowest-wage census region. The bill also requires updates to the threshold amount every three years.
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Timeline
Nov 30, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-4505
Introduced in House
Nov 30, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Nov 30, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • November 30, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-4505
    Introduced in House


  • November 30, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 30, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sherrod Brown

Sherrod Brown

Democratic Senator

Ohio

Cosponsors (12)
Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Al Franken (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 115-4505: 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 every 3 years.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of LaborLabor standardsWages and earnings