MA H2166

Sets overtime salary threshold at $844/week upon enactment, increasing to $1,211.53/week on January 1, 2026, and $1,403.84/week on January 1, 2027

Beginning January 1, 2028, requires annual automatic adjustments to the threshold based on the higher of: 2 times minimum wage for a 40-hour week, or the prior year's threshold increased by the percentage change in median weekly earnings

Codifies definitions for "bona fide executive," "administrative," and "professional" employees who may be exempt from overtime, requiring they meet specific duties tests and earn at least the salary threshold

Requires employees to spend more than 50% of work time on exempt duties for those tasks to qualify as their "primary duty"

Removes several existing overtime exemption categories from Chapter 151 by striking out clauses (1), (7), (9), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), and (17) of section 1A