What does this mean for Kent State University employees?

Under the new federal rules, if an employee’s annual salary is below the new minimum salary threshold of $43,888 annually, the employee will be considered non-exempt and therefore eligible for overtime and/or compensatory (comp) time.

Employees who are presently exempt from overtime and receive an annual full-time salary under $43,888 will now be considered unclassified and non-exempt. As a result:

What are the changes?

In late April of 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced that more United States workers would become eligible for overtime. Specifically, the change will increase the salary threshold below which employees are eligible for overtime to $43,888 annually.

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Kent State graduate and Miami Valley native Macy Hudson has been named Miss Ohio USA 2024.  Hudson graduated in 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in fashion merchandising and  amerchandising minor from Kent State University, and according to her LinkedIn profile is currently merchandise manager at Pure Couture Prom & Social in Dayton, Ohio. She’s also currently pursuing her MBA and is founder of 5:18 4LIFE, a nonprofit organization to bring awareness to rare blood disorders and the importance of blood donation in honor of her sister, Moriah Hudson Burrage, according to a re...

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