The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to increase the minimum salary for certain “white-collar” administrative, professional, and executive employees to be classified as “exempt” salaried...more
3/12/2019
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The Obama-era overtime rule that was temporarily enjoined at the eleventh hour last fall has been permanently struck down as invalid. In late November 2016, a federal court in Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction...more
Last week, a federal court issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) that temporarily blocks the implementation of the DOL’s new overtime rule, which was scheduled to take effect on...more
11/28/2016
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The U.S. Department of Labor’s new overtime rule will take effect December 1st unless a federal judge in Texas issues an injunction after a hearing next week in an action challenging the rule. In the meantime, employers must...more
11/10/2016
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), at the direction of the White House, issued the long-anticipated final rule that substantially increases the minimum pay threshold necessary for certain “white-collar” administrative,...more
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), at the direction of the White House, issued the long-anticipated final rule that substantially increases the minimum pay threshold necessary for certain “white-collar” administrative,...more
The U.S. Department of Labor’s new overtime rules, which exponentially expands the number of workers eligible for overtime, are currently under review by the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This means the...more