DOL Lowers FLSA Overtime Threshold Cutting Coverage for 3 Million Workers

The Department of Labor published a final rule lowering the Fair Labor Standards Act overtime salary threshold from $684 per week to $597 per week, reversing a Biden administration increase that had expanded overtime eligibility to approximately 4.3 million workers. The rollback restored the pre-2024 threshold, immediately removing overtime pay protections for an estimated 3 million salaried workers earning between $597 and $684 weekly. No congressional action was required because the threshold is set by executive rulemaking authority under the FLSA.