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Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Overtime Rules Require Addition of Incentive Compensation to Regular Rate

​​​​​​​Over the years, we have periodically published EmployNews articles on the impact of bonuses or other incentive compensation on the regular rate used to calculate overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)....more

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DOL Overtime Rules

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In September, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a long-awaited final rule updating the compensation requirements for the FLSA’s executive, administrative, and professional exemptions. The 2019 Final Rule is effective...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

DOL Adopts New Salary Threshold for White Collar Overtime Exemption

The Department of Labor (“DOL”) has revised its Overtime Rule that updates the earnings thresholds necessary to exempt executive, administrative and professional employees from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (“FLSA”) minimum...more

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U.S. Department Of Labor Increases FLSA Salary Threshold

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On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued the final rule on the salary threshold, making 1.3 million American workers newly eligible for overtime pay.  The final rule raises the standard salary level...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

1.3 Million Additional Employees May Become Eligible for Overtime in 2020

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The United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently published its final rule governing overtime obligations under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). An employee covered by the FLSA must receive overtime pay for...more

Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP

Final Overtime Rule Announced

On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor announced the Final Overtime Rule which will go into effect January 1, 2020.  The Overtime Rule changes the eligibility requirements for executive, professional and...more

Conn Kavanaugh

The New Rule is Better than the (Almost) Old Rule

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The U.S. Department of Labor (the “DOL”) has issued a final rule to expand worker eligibility for overtime compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”).  The new rule increases the salary thresholds required for...more

Hutchison PLLC

Changes to Overtime Exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act

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In 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor introduced a proposed rule which would, in part, double the salary threshold required under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) to maintain exempt status under the “white-collar”...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

DOL Finalizes New Overtime Rule For White-Collar Exemptions: 1.3 Million Additional Workers Will Be Eligible For Overtime Pay...

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On September 24, 2019, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) issued its final rule revising the overtime exemptions that cover employees designated as executive, administrative and professional – the so-called...more

Bracewell LLP

USDOL’s Final Salary Regulations: Impact on Exempt Employees and the Possibility of Future Litigation

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On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (“USDOL”) announced its new Final Overtime Rule. The 2019 Final Rule comes in the wake of the heavily litigated salary threshold regulations issued by the Obama...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Overtime! DOL Final Rule Adds More Eligible Receivers

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The United States Department of Labor (DOL) released its final overtime rule on Tuesday, September 24, 2019, increasing the minimum salary level for exempt status to $35,568 per year for a full-time...more

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New Minimum Salary For Exempt Employees Takes Effect January 1, 2020

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On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Labor issued its final rule concerning overtime exemptions. The rule increases the salary threshold for employees exempt under the executive, administrative, and professional exemptions (the...more

Fisher Phillips

Preparing for the New FLSA “Overtime Rule”

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For the last several months, we have all been eagerly awaiting USDOL’s final “Overtime Rule” – to hopefully finally put to bed the confusion that has filled the air for nearly three years. As of Tuesday, the suspense is over...more

Butler Snow LLP

Employer Alert: The Minimum Salary Levels for White Collar Employees Increases to $35k on January 1, 2020

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The United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a final rule on September 24, 2019, that raises the minimum salary threshold to $684 per week ($35,568 annually) for exempt “white collar” employees. In general, the white...more

Brooks Pierce

US Department of Labor Announces Final Rule on New Salary Levels for White Collar Overtime Exemptions

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On September 24, 2019, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) released its final Overtime Rule, which increases the minimum weekly salary threshold for white collar positions exempt from overtime. According to the Final...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

The New Federal Overtime Rule: What You Need to Know

The U.S. Department of Labor issued its final rule amending the overtime regulations today, without any significant changes from the proposed rule the agency issued in March 2019.  Here’s the bottom line....more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

Handling Nondiscretionary Incentive Payments Under the New FLSA Overtime Rule

One of the few “wins” for employers under the DOL’s new overtime rule was that employers are now allowed to apply “nondiscretionary incentive payments” to meet up to 10 percent of the new salary threshold. This change could...more

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