Dear Department of Labor & Industries: I am writing to offer my strong support for bold action by Washington state to restore overtime protections by raising the salary threshold for overtime exemption, as proposed by your agency in June.
Far too many workers are expected to work far more than 40 hours a week without getting paid for that extra time because of our outdated overtime protections.
I strongly agree with the draft rule proposed by the Department of Labor & Industries to increase the salary threshold for overtime exemption to 2.5 times the state minimum wage, and I urge the department to finalize the rule as written.
Thank you for your work on this important step to restoring protections for hundreds of thousands of Washington’s salaried workers.
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