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Unanimous Supreme Court Ruling Establishes Lower Bar for Proving Overtime Exemptions Under FLSA

On January 15, 2025, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera, et al. that the "preponderance of the evidence" standard of proof governs Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") exemption disputes rather...more

Salary Thresholds for FLSA Exemptions Increase Again on January 1, 2025 – Despite Challenges to DOL Rule

Before the end of the year, employers will need to review the exempt status of their employees to ensure they are compliant with upcoming changes to federal law. The U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") sets minimum wage,...more

Labor Department Finalizes Rule Increasing Salary Thresholds for FLSA Exemptions

The U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") released its highly anticipated final rule for section 13(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") which makes important changes to overtime eligibility, including: (1)...more

Employee or Independent Contractor? New DOL Rule Aims to Clarify Worker Classifications

The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued its highly anticipated final rule addressing the classification of workers as independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This new rule, which takes effect on...more

Washington Employees Must Be Paid for All Time Associated With Out-of-Town Travel

For decades, there has been a lively debate as to whether paying non-exempt employees for out-of-town travel time in accordance with the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) rules also satisfied the Washington Minimum Wage...more

U.S. Department of Labor Proposes to Raise FLSA Salary Exempt Threshold to $679 Per Week Starting January 1, 2020

The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a formal notice of proposed rulemaking increasing the salary threshold for exempt employees under the FLSA starting January 1, 2020....more

USDOL Announces 2016 FLSA White-Collar Exemption Final Rules

The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) announced adoption of 2016 final regulations changing the white-collar exemption requirements. The new regulations are set to take effect on December 1, 2016, giving employers...more

USDOL Has Finalized Changes to the FLSA White-Collar Exemptions: Urgent that Employers Plan for Major Disruption

After completing its review of nearly 300,000 comments, the U.S. Department of Labor has submitted its final overtime rule to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which is the last step in the mandated review process....more

USDOL Accelerates Attack on Businesses Using Contract Service Providers

The U.S. Department of Labor has launched two major initiatives designed to encourage individual workers who are contract service providers to bring misclassification claims and lawsuits. According to the Department, “most...more

Proposed Changes to FLSA White-Collar Exemptions

On July 6, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor publically released proposed changes to the FLSA white-collar exemptions that could have sweeping effects on all employers, large and small. Even though the final regulations will...more

Prepare Now for New FLSA “White-Collar” Exemption Regulations

The U.S. Department of Labor’s proposed regulations dramatically reducing the number of employees who qualify for the white-collar overtime exemptions to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act are expected to be announced...more

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