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More salaried workers will get overtime pay with new Biden administration rules

More workers will get overtime pay under new rules from the Biden Administration. (Mark Lennihan/AP)
More workers will get overtime pay under new rules from the Biden Administration. (Mark Lennihan/AP)

This week the Biden administration expanded overtime pay requirements to include more salaried workers. Starting in July workers making $44,000 a year or less qualify. And starting in January workers making about $59,000 or less will qualify.

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong talks with Bloomberg senior editor Mike Regan about the expansion in overtime pay.

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