On Tuesday, November 22, a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against enforcement of the Department of Labor’s final rule that would have...more
11/28/2016
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Final Rules ,
Lack of Authority ,
Minimum Salary ,
Over-Time ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Standard Duties Test ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
On May 18, 2016, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced its much-anticipated final overtime exemption rule under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), as tasked to do by President Obama in 2014. The DOL...more