Very cute artworks ! I like the pink outlines ! <| sep |> I don ' t think it necessarily is a blanket pay raise , with the caveat that if you are paying a postdoc $ 35 , 000 year for a fulltime position , then you can ' t ask that person to work more than fulltime without compensating them for the hours worked above 40 week or 8 day . I don ' t think it ' s a raise , more of a hindrance to worker exploitation or closing a loophole that allows employers to ignore fair compensation and worker protection laws by claiming that they are exempt . The NIH increased the recommended salary , but the NSF did not . I ' m not sure about other postdoctoral support systems , but I do know that outside of academia this also matters a great deal .