This statistic shows the number of salaried workers who will be affected by the increase in the overtime salary threshold provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), to take effect on December 1, 2016, by level of educational attainment. As of December 1, 2016, an estimated 3.83 million additional workers with some college education will be eligible for overtime benefits.
Number of salaried workers affected by the December 1, 2016 FLSA overtime increase in the United States, by educational attainment
Shows number of directly benefiting salaried workers who will newly be guaranteed overtime protection by virtue of their salary alone under the higher overtime threshold.
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Economic Policy Institute. (May 17, 2016). Number of salaried workers affected by the December 1, 2016 FLSA overtime increase in the United States, by educational attainment [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/631865/workers-affected-by-december-2016-flsa-overtime-increase-us-by-education/
Economic Policy Institute. "Number of salaried workers affected by the December 1, 2016 FLSA overtime increase in the United States, by educational attainment." Chart. May 17, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/631865/workers-affected-by-december-2016-flsa-overtime-increase-us-by-education/
Economic Policy Institute. (2016). Number of salaried workers affected by the December 1, 2016 FLSA overtime increase in the United States, by educational attainment. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/631865/workers-affected-by-december-2016-flsa-overtime-increase-us-by-education/
Economic Policy Institute. "Number of Salaried Workers Affected by The December 1, 2016 Flsa Overtime Increase in The United States, by Educational Attainment." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/631865/workers-affected-by-december-2016-flsa-overtime-increase-us-by-education/
Economic Policy Institute, Number of salaried workers affected by the December 1, 2016 FLSA overtime increase in the United States, by educational attainment Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/631865/workers-affected-by-december-2016-flsa-overtime-increase-us-by-education/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of salaried workers affected by the December 1, 2016 FLSA overtime increase in the United States, by educational attainment [Graph], Economic Policy Institute, May 17, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/631865/workers-affected-by-december-2016-flsa-overtime-increase-us-by-education/
