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DOL Raises Overtime Exemption Salary Threshold—Millions of Workers Soon Newly Subject to Overtime Laws

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Last week, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced its long-awaited final rule raising the minimum salary that certain employees must earn in order to be exempt from overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”)....more

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DOL Releases Proposed White-Collar Exemption Rule, Sets Minimum Salary at $55,068

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a new proposed rule to increase the minimum salary requirements for the “white collar” exemptions (executive, administrative, and professional) from minimum wage and overtime pay...more

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ACA Automatic Enrollment Mandate Repealed by Bipartisan Budget Act

On Monday, November 2nd, the President signed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (BBA). Some legislators had hoped that a budget deal would at least include a repeal of the controversial 40% excise tax on high-cost health...more

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Students in Clinical Training Program Were Not Employees Under the FLSA

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A federal trial court in Florida recently issued a significant decision on the issue of unpaid trainees under the FLSA, finding that 25 former students of Wolford College were not employees when they participated in a...more

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President Obama Directs USDOL To Revamp FLSA Overtime Exemptions So More Employees Are Eligible For Overtime Pay

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On March 13, 2014, President Obama signed a Memorandum directing the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) to revamp the regulations regarding who qualifies for overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The FLSA...more

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Can We Define "Full Time" To Mean Something Less Than 40 Hours Per Week?

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Q. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), do we have to define “full time” to mean 40 hours per week, or is that left to employers’ discretion? Can we maintain a 40-hour standard for wage and hour purposes, but have a...more

Smith Anderson

Are Your Employees Properly Classified?

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In This Presentation: - Introduction - FLSA “White Collar” Exemptions - Three Tests for Exemption - Salary Level Test - Salary Basis Test - Can the Employer Make Deductions? -...more

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Overtime Exemptions: What Does "On A Salary Basis" Mean?

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Generally, most employees in the United States must be paid at least the federal minimum wage for all hours worked and overtime at one and one half times the regular hourly rate for all time worked above 40 hours in a seven...more

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Employment Classification Lessons Learned From Scantland v. Jeffry Knight Inc.

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A recent Eleventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision issued a strong admonition to employers: the misclassification of workers as independent contractors rather than employees may have serious financial and operational...more

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Dealership Update, No. 3, August 2013: Courts Don't Buy DOL's Position On Service Advisors

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We expect that our dealership clients are now familiar with the U.S. Labor Department’s continued attack on the exempt status of dealership service advisors. ...more

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What Do Undocumented Workers, Al Capone, and the Jerusalem Cafe Have in Common?

The answer is “nothing really,” but the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals successfully searched Al Capone’s vault to unearth the comparison in its recent opinion in Lucas v. Jerusalem Cafe, LLC....more

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