Double the Wage for Overtime Act of 2026

This bill proposes to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, significantly altering the compensation structure for overtime work. Its central aim is to increase the rate at which employers must pay employees for hours worked beyond the standard workweek.

Specifically, the legislation mandates that the overtime pay rate be adjusted from the current one and one-half times an employee's regular rate to two times that rate. This change is applied consistently across relevant sections of the Act concerning overtime compensation. The provisions of this Act are designed to take effect 180 days following its date of enactment.