Legislative Affairs

For current legislative information, visit SHRM's Governmental Affairs website.

HRP members are encouraged to participate as a “grassroots” member of SHRM. The Grassroots network seeks to provide continual updates on the status of both current and pending legislation that affects the Human Resources world.

Visit the SHRM PA Legislative Update page from HR Troubleshooters.

Visit the PA State General Assembly website.

To track specific current PA State legislation, visit the Assembly Billroom.

Comparison of New Federal FLSA changes and Current PA Law

New regulations concerning overtime requirements under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act took effect nationwide on Monday, August 23, 2004. The new federal overtime regulations revise the types of workers eligible for overtime and set a higher salary cap for eligible workers.

Pennsylvania employers will need to follow both the new federal overtime rules and the overtime requirements of Pennsylvania's Minimum Wage Act and regulations. Please note that Pennsylvania's existing state requirements are still in effect. Employers must follow PA's regulations even if these rules are more stringent for employers than the revised federal requirement. The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry has stated that Pennsylvania employers should follow the rule that provides greater benefit to the employee where there are differences between the two laws.

For your convenience, attached is a chart developed by Jonathan A. Segal of Wolf Block that summarizes the federal changes and provides an explanation of the white collar exemptions under the newly revised federal law and current PA law.

Many thanks to the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, pachamber.org, and Wolf Block for allowing HRP of Central PA to share this information.