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 FLSA, salaried exempt employees must receive a minimum salary of $455 per week, as of the date of publication. Salaried nonexempt employees must receive no less than the federal minimum hourly wage of $7.25.The state may have a different minimum wage requirement.or example, in California, salaried exempt employees must receive a monthly salary of no less than twice the state minimum wage, which is $8 per hour as of the date of publication. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, when both federal and state minimum wage law applies, use the higher rate.