Double the Wage for Overtime Act of 2026
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Latest action
- Aug 5, 2026
What it does
The Double the Wage for Overtime Act of 2026 would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the overtime pay rate from one and one-half times to two times an employee’s regular rate of pay for hours worked beyond the standard workweek. The change would apply broadly to employees covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act, including those in specific exemptions referenced in sections 13(b)(29), (h), (i)(2)(B), and (j)(2)(B). The amendments would take effect 180 days after the bill’s enactment.
AI summary · The lawmakers haven’t published an official summary of this bill yet, so 52 wrote this one from the bill’s text.
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