salaried workers
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For salaried workers who already exceed 40 hours a week but were declared exempt from overtime receipt, employers could agree to stop asking for overtime exemptions in exchange for lower base pay.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
Plus, salaried workers sold not only their time but their personalities—conforming to corporate codes about how to speak and dress, Mills argued.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025
In 2016, Obama had raised the ceiling making salaried workers eligible for time-and-a-half overtime — that is, working hours exceeding 40 hours per week — to $47,476 in annual wages, up from $23,660.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2024
Bureau of Labor Statistics said 10% of hourly and salaried workers were members of unions in 2023 — marking an all-time low.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2024
As a matter of fact, he was thoroughly opposed to the development of manufacturing plants, to the creation of large industrial cities housing thousands of salaried workers.
From Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism by Chinard, Gilbert
