On September 24^th, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that it had finalized a rule to amend the minimum salary threshold for overtime eligibility from the current level of $455 per week to $684 per week ($35,568 annually). This final rule will also allow employers to use nondiscretionary bonuses and incentive payments (including commissions) that are paid at least annually to satisfy up to 10% of the standard salary level. The rule will be effective on January 1^st, 2020, and the DOL estimates that nearly 1.2 million additional workers will be qualified for overtime pay and minimum wage due to the raised threshold level.