On April 23, 2024, two federal agencies published rules that will have a dramatic impact on employers. First, the Department of Labor significantly increased the salary threshold for determining an employee’s exemption from...more
Since 2004, the salary-basis test for determining an employee's exempt status under the Fair Labor Standards Act has been fixed at $455 per week. The U.S. Department of Labor issued regulations that were set to go into effect...more
A federal district court in Texas has issued a nationwide preliminary injunction prohibiting the Department of Labor from implementing its revised overtime rule, which was scheduled to take effect December 1. The final rule...more
Last night, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced that today it is finalizing its new overtime rules under the Fair Labor Standards Act. DOL states that the Final Rule will become effective on December 1, 2016, "giving...more