Professor Chris Muller Weighs in on Overtime Ruling and Hospitality Jobs
This week, the United States Department of Labor made a final ruling on updating overtime regulations. By increasing the salary level at which employees no longer qualify for overtime, approximately $913 per week or $47,476 annually, millions of additional works will be eligible for overtime. However, the new ruling will affect industries differently; School of Hospitality Administration Professor Chris Muller spoke to HospitalityManagement.net to weigh in on how it may change the hospitality industry:
“Larger corporations will see the benefit to raise to the minimum while smaller companies may end up removing management titles from people’s jobs, which will negatively impact morale and career tract.”