HB 2582 Summary

• Requires temporary staff employed by either house of the legislature to receive overtime compensation at a rate of at least 1.5 times their regular rate for hours worked exceeding 40 hours per workweek, excluding those qualifying as exempt administrative employees under federal law.

• Establishes methods for calculating the regular rate of pay for salaried temporary staff based on their pay period (weekly, biweekly, semi-monthly, or monthly).

• Makes either house of the legislature liable to affected temporary staff for unpaid overtime compensation owed under this provision.

• Allows temporary staff to file lawsuits in any court of competent jurisdiction individually or on behalf of similarly situated employees, with prevailing plaintiffs entitled to reasonable attorney's fees and court costs.

• Grants circuit courts jurisdiction to restrain any withholding of overtime compensation determined to be due under this Act.