This is still a 99% increase. A token reduction will not alleviate the harm this rule will do to nonprofits, colleges, and small businesses and their employees. Moreover, the salary threshold must take into account regional differences in cost of living, which the current Labor Department approach does not. We’re encouraged by reports that the Labor Department is beginning to listen to the outcry from the nonprofit, higher education, and small business communities, but this rule needs a comprehensive reevaluation before it is released, else we risk doing serious damage to precisely the organizations and workers we all want to thrive,” said Lisa Horn, spokeswoman for the Partnership to Protect Workplace Opportunity (PPWO), a coalition of more than 70 organizations representing the broad employer community.