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<div id="pastingspan1"><span style="">With the recent release of new overtime pay regulations, the Chicago Tribune ran a story on the effects of the new rules on Chicago businesses. The Tribune spoke with Scott Gittrich, president of <a href="http://www.toppersfranchise.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=chicago-tribune-new-overtime-pay-regulations-impact-local-toppers-pizza-locations-4664" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Toppers Pizza</a> which has six Chicago locations, to hear more about how the brand plans to address the new labor law.</span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div id="pastingspan1"> </div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style="">The article mentions that the new rules will mostly affect general managers, who currently earn some of their salary through merit-based incentives.</span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div id="pastingspan1"> </div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style="">Gittrich told the Tribune that they might boost base salary, but would then have to reduce bonus potential, which might lower motivation brought on by the current incentive structure.</span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div id="pastingspan1"> </div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style="">Alternatively,  the rules might force a change in general managers' status to hourly, which would reduce autonomy and hurt work-life balance.</span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div id="pastingspan1"> </div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style="">Said Gittrich, "I am at work right now and I am thinking about my kids. Should I punch out for dad time? You can't just do what two people think is right anymore.&#8221;</span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style=""><br /></span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style="">To read the full article, click <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-overtime-final-rule-0519-biz-20160518-story.html?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=chicago-tribune-new-overtime-pay-regulations-impact-local-toppers-pizza-locations-4664" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>

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Toppers Pizza president Scott Gittrich warns that new overtime pay rules may force the brand to ditch its incentive-based structure for general managers.

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