Restaurants may see an upswing in labor costs on Jan. 1 under new rules from the U.S. Department of Labor for determining when salaried employees are entitled to overtime pay.
Under the regulations issued this morning, restaurant managers, assistant managers, executive chefs, headquarters support personnel and other managerial staff members will qualify for time-and-a-half pay if their annual salary does not exceed $35,568, compared with the current threshold of $23,660.
So-called "highly compensated employees," a term coined to describe white-collar professionals such as lawyers and doctors, will qualify for time-and-a-half pay if their annual salaries fall below $107,432, a rise from the current level of $100,000.
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