Requiring employees to clock in

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I remember there being a court case where it required employees making over / under a certain amount to clock in.

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I doubt that is true. It may have been a case where a certain company was sued for making employees clock in.

Obama pushed a thing that everyone on salary making less then a certain amount would still get OT. But I believe it didn’t get finalized. The place I worked for at the time changed job titles and the works ended up making less money or were let go .

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But I believe it didn’t get finalized

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Pretty sure it did sometime around 2015 but I could be wrong

I know the company I worked for at the time made some changes about how they compensate people because of it

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Obama pushed a thing that everyone on salary making less then a certain amount would still get OT. But I believe it didn’t get finalized

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Correct answer.

It wasn't bad legislation. Anyone making under 48k a year would be qualified for ot regardless of hourly or salary. It was reversed by a court a few weeks before taking effect. Most companies had already bumped employees close to the 48k threshold above 48 to comply anyway.

To stop employers from designation an employee salaried at 32k just to get out of paying overtime. The problem is it was a federal law. So 47k a year in California or new york probably needs overtime while 47k a year in the south in 2015 was a decent salary.

It's happening right now. Biden law that says anyone full time making less than $37K gets time and a half for overtime. Clocking in is the only way they can track it.

Going up to $54K in January I believe. Might have to check me on the amounts

I'm wondering what is prompting all this noise about how other people earn a living and where they do it from its coming from

I get that during COVID people weren't going into the office but if their companies haven't called them back yet why does anybody care

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Going up to $54K in January I believe. Might have to check me on the amounts

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Wholly uneducated on it but surprised it’s not pegged to local COL indexes or wage indexes

Here's what Dept of Labor said. Looks like Texas courts struck it down though (I missed it sorry)

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The previous rule would have made millions of employees nonexempt from overtime pay. The rule would have increased the salary threshold from $35,568 to $43,888 per year on July 1, 2024, and then to $58,656 per year on January 1, 2025. The rule would have also included automatic increases every three years starting in 2027. 

To be exempt from overtime pay, workers must meet certain job duties and be paid at least the salary threshold. Some occupations and job duties that are exempt from overtime pay include: 

Commissioned sales employees

Computer professionals

Drivers, driver's helpers, loaders, and mechanics

Farmworkers on small farms

Seasonal and recreational establishments

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I remember there being a court case where it required employees making over / under a certain amount to clock in.

Was that over turned? Is anyone familiar with this requirement?

Thanks.

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Not sure what you're talking about, but if you're required to be at work during specific hours every day then labor laws consider you an hourly worker who should be overtime eligible.

Obviously there's more to it than that, but that's the only thing I can think of that sounds remotely close to what you're asking.