The Department of Labor has proposed raising the minimum salary threshold for “white-collar” exemptions under the FLSA to $55,068 annually.
The proposed rule would also raise the threshold for “highly compensated...more
The U.S. Department of Labor has endorsed a seven-factor test for determining whether an intern is considered an employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced it has...more
On July 15, 2015, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued Administrator’s Interpretation No. 2015-1, adopting a very expansive interpretation of the definition of employees under the Fair Labor...more
On July 2, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit adopted a “primary beneficiary” test for evaluating whether unpaid interns are employees for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Rejecting a...more