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Sc Labor Laws For Overtime In San Antonio
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Texas Court Blocks DOL's Overtime Rule Under the new Overtime Rule, the salary requirement to meet the EAP exemption was increased to $43,888 on July 1, 2024, and was set to increase to $58,656 on January 1, 2025.
As a refresher, the Final Rule featured three components: (1) an increase to $844 per week (or $43,888 per year) for the EAP exemptions and to $132,964 for the HCE exemption that took effect on July 1, 2024; (2) a further increase to $1,128 per week (or $58,656 per year) for the EAP exemptions and to $151,164 for the ...
On November 15, 2024, a federal court ruling blocked the nationwide overtime rule that took effect on July 1, 2024.
What is the minimum salary to be exempt in Texas? Texas follows the federal minimum salary threshold established by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for exempt employees. As of 2024, the federal minimum salary threshold for exempt employees is $844 per week ($43,888 per year).
The minimum salary required for the EAP exemptions from overtime under federal law was set to increase from $844 per week to $1,128 per week on January 1, 2025. However, on November 15, 2024, a federal judge in Texas blocked the minimum-salary increase from taking effect nationwide.
State law says that an employee required to work more than 40 hours in a workweek is entitled to compensation for the excess hours, either by: The agency allowing or requiring the employee to take compensatory time off at the rate of 1.5 hours for each hour of overtime.
In South Carolina, there is no state-specific law that limits the number of hours an adult employee can work straight in a single day or week.
In most cases no, employees cannot refuse to work overtime in Texas if their employer requires it.
NPA Section 301.356 references Chapter 258 of the Health and Safety Code which states that hospitals may not require a nurse to work mandatory overtime, and a nurse may refuse to work mandatory overtime in that setting.