United States: Overtime Salary Threshold Restored to $684/week

The U.S. Department of Labor announced a technical amendment restoring the operative federal exemption rules for executive, administrative, and professional employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The restored regulations require most exempt EAP employees to be paid at least $684 per week and set the highly compensated employee threshold at $107,432.

Effective Date

• Effective immediately upon publication in the Federal Register.

Published Date

• 14 May 2026

Payroll action

• Validate exempt employee salary audits against $684/week and $107,432/year HCE threshold. Also check state-level overtime thresholds where applicable, because state rules may be higher than federal rules.

US Department of Labour