Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2026

This bill would change federal overtime law for salaried executive, administrative, and professional workers. To be exempt from overtime pay, these workers would have to earn at least $45,000 a year at first. The minimum would rise to $55,000 in 2027, $65,000 in 2028, and $75,000 in 2029. Starting in 2030, it would be set each year at the 55th percentile of weekly earnings of full-time salaried workers nationwide, and the Secretary of Labor could set a higher amount. The bill would also remove the overtime exemption for executive and administrative workers who spend 20% or more of their weekly hours on tasks not closely related to their executive or administrative work.

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Sponsors

• Mark Takano Democrat sponsor
• 35 cosponsors