 A new Labor Department rule takes effect today, making roughly 1 million workers newly eligible for overtime benefits. As NPR's Andrea Hsu explains, it is the first step in a multi-year process. Under the new rule, workers earning $43,888 a year or less will be eligible for time-and-a-half pay when they reach 40 hours a week. In 2025, that threshold goes up again to close to $59,000 a year.