Small businesses, employees will feel negative impact of Gov. Wolf’s actions
The Independent Regulatory Review Commission recently voted in favor of Governor Tom Wolf’s proposal to expand overtime eligibility in Pennsylvania to people making up to $45,500 per year, with automatic threshold increases in the future. NFIB is deeply disappointed with this decision, which will have a significant and negative impact on our members and their employees.
NFIB’s Legislative Director in Pennsylvania said, “Many small business owners submitted comments explaining this excessive expansion of overtime will cause them financial turmoil, leading to fewer hours for employees, and a limit on future promotions for those who have just moved from hourly to salaried positions. This hurts young managers or rising stars who just gained more responsibility and limits their ability to move higher on the workplace ladder.
“The costs of this rule are significant, and unfortunately, money doesn’t appear out of thin air when the government places such a mandate on small businesses. It will impact business growth, hiring and job creation,” added Oyler. “And it certainly won’t help employees as the Governor claims. A decision with such significant financial ramifications should be decided by the legislature, not the Governor alone.”