The Department of Labor has extended overtime pay to an additional 1.3 million workers. The previous rule, which was established in 2004, entitled salaried workers to overtime pay if they earned less than $23,660 a year. Beginning on January first, the new rule will raise this amount to $35,568. Eligible workers must be paid time and a half when they work more than 40 hours in a single week. Individuals who earn more than the new salary threshold are entitled to overtime wages if their duties are not management-related.
See "U.S. Labor Department extends overtime pay to 1.3 million U.S. workers", Daniel Wiessner, Reuters, September 24, 2019