Why is the Department setting the standard salary level at the 40th percentile of weekly earnings for full-time salaried workers in the lowest wage Census Region and not on national data as proposed?
Answer / Amrendra Kumar Rohit
The Department chose this method to ensure that the new threshold would be consistent across the country, taking into account regional differences in wages.
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