Biden Expands Overtime Protections for 1 Million Workers

The new increase was made ‘based on the methodology used by the prior administration in the 2019 overtime rule update.’

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden walk from Marine One to board Air Force One at Francis S. Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach, N.Y., on June 29, 2024. MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images

The Biden administration extended overtime protections on July 1 for one million workers making less than $43,888 a year, and President Joe Biden pledged to expand those protections in 2025 to another 3 million workers, the White House said in a statement.

“A hard day’s work should lead to a fair day’s pay,” President Biden said in the Monday announcement.