In episode 176, Coffey talks with Steve Peglar about recent HR news and Reddit threads including the reversal of DOL overtime thresholds workplace (dis)satisfaction, the “overemployment” phenomenon, and changing employee expectations.

They discuss the federal court’s overturn of DOL’s changes to overtime salary thresholds following the Loper Bright decision and implications for employers; declining employee quit rates despite widespread feelings of being “stuck” in current roles; the growing phenomenon of “overemployed” remote workers secretly holding multiple full-time jobs; and the continued impact of COVID-19 on workforce.

 

Here are some of the news items they discussed:

• Federal Court Strikes Down the U.S. Department of Labor’s Overtime Rule
• Why resentment is sweeping through the American workforce
• Glassdoor Worklife Trends 2025
• Basics of OE – How to Freeze TWN, Lexis Nexis, etc.

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Steve Peglar

Steve Peglar is a senior HR leader with 30 years of extensive and diverse experience in HR consulting and management.  Steve is the principal at human resources consulting firm HR Strategies of Texas.

 

Throughout his career, Steve has maintained a strategic and tactical focus in a wide variety of human resources areas including HR legal & regulatory compliance, employee relations, policy development, EEO, organizational development, HR best practices, organizational culture, HR audits & reviews, workplace investigations, training & development, onboarding, outplacement, executive coaching, personality/workplace profiles (certified analyst with MBTI, Predictive Index, & True Colors), organizational studies, change management, performance management systems, organizational design, succession planning, workplace surveys, affirmative action plan development, compensation plan design & administration, market-based compensation analysis, total rewards program design, recruiting & executive search, HR technology, workplace benefits, M&A due diligence audits, expert witness testimony & litigation support, strategic planning facilitation, international human resources, employee immigration issues, labor relations, executive compensation, workplace safety, and more.

 

Steve is active in the community and has worked with a variety of nonprofit service organizations, including having served on the boards of directors of Community Healthcare of Texas (Board Chair), the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, Lighthouse for the Blind of Fort Worth (Board Chair & Board of Trustees member), Susan G. Komen Foundation of Greater Fort Worth, Boy Scouts of America Longhorn Council, the YMCA, and Fort Worth HR.  He is also a graduate of the 2014 Leadership Fort Worth Class.  In addition, he is a member of Austin SHRM (where he has served as a professional mentor) and the Austin Association for Talent Development.

 

Contact

Steve Peglar can be reached at
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevepeglar
https://www.hrstrategiestx.com