Reminder: New Federal Overtime Rule Effective January 1, 2025

Keep in mind as your township develops its budget that beginning January 1, 2025, federal regulations will require overtime to be paid to all workers earning less than $58,656 per year or $1,128 per week if these employees work more than 40 hours per week, regardless of job duties. The current threshold is $844 per week or $43,888 annually. As a reminder, federal law requires that hours be tracked for employees who are under the threshold to ensure that they are properly paid. Click here for a video on ideas on managing employees under this new rule. For a video explaining the rule, click here.

If you would like to compare township employee salaries and benefits with those of similar townships, check out PSATS Salary Survey Plus. Results are available for 2024 and all participating can access this data now. Didn’t participate yet? It’s never too late. Townships may participate now, or anytime, by entering 2024 data and receive immediate access to the results.

Your designated township staff (PSATS Salary Survey Plus processor) can enter your township’s workforce data by logging onto psats.org, choosing the “My PSATS” tab, and clicking on “Salary Survey Plus.” If you have any issues accessing the survey or need to change the township official designated to enter data, email memberservices@psats.org.  Questions about the data or need help with a report? Email salarysurveyplus@psats.org or call (717) 763-0930, ext. 126, for Katie Lizza or ext. 138 for Holly Fishel.