On Friday, Nov. 15, a federal judge in Texas struck down the U.S. Department of Labor’s 2024 rule regarding salary minimums for exemptions from minimum wage and overtime requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act that...more
11/21/2024
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On Sept. 11, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the Department of Labor’s longstanding practice of using salary levels to determine overtime pay eligibility. Since 1938, the Fair Labor Standards Act has...more
On Aug. 23, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals invalidated the DOL’s 2021 rule on tip credits under the Fair Labor Standards Act. While the tip credit lives on, the Fifth Circuit’s ruling simplifies compliance for many...more
Here we go again – except this time, it’s final. For now. On July 1, the U.S. Department of Labor’s final rule increasing the standard salary threshold for overtime exemption went into effect. This rule, released on April 23,...more
7/5/2024
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Here we go again — maybe. On April 23, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule that — if it sticks this time — will increase the standard salary threshold for overtime exemptions, thereby extending overtime...more