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by tadglines 5315 days ago
The change doesn't outlaw paid overtime. The law, as written, exempts an employer from paying overtime if the employee is an executive, administrative or professional employee.

If an employee cannot be considered exempt (under the law) then it is illegal for an employer to NOT pay overtime.

The change (as proposed in the link) would appear to make it so that an employer could include more of their IT staff in the EXEMPT category.