Outside Publication

Pennsylvania Raises Salary Threshold, Updates Duties Tests with New Overtime Rule, The Temple 10-Q

January 07, 2021

Partners John Lee and Michael Puma and associate Shane O'Halloran authored an article for The Temple 10-Q about the updates to Pennsylvania overtime rules implemented by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry. According to the article, the new rules increase the qualifying salary threshold under the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act (PMWA) for exempt executive, administrative, and professional employees. This new higher salary threshold will be updated in three steps. The article advises that employers should review their employees’ job duties and classifications to ensure compliance with the new duties tests under the PMWA.

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