5. Do not use the percent sign or dollar sign. Spell out dollar or percent. That goes for the & (ampersand and) symbol too. If you think your book is ready for a publisher, you need to review the basics above, put them in your manuscript, then learn how to write a manuscript with more advanced formatting.
The proposed changes to the overtime rule increased the salary threshold for employees who are exemptâand therefore not eligible for overtimeâfrom $23,660 to $50,440. In the final rule, the level dropped to $47,476.
Under the proposed revised regulations, an exempt employee must earn at least $970 per week ($50,440 per year). The proposed revisions also would increase the minimum annual compensation requirement for highly compensated employees from $100,000 to $122,148 per year.