The Department of Labor issued a Final Rule on April 24, 2024, addressing the salary requirements for the overtime (“white collar”) exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Final Rule increases the standard salary...more
5/1/2024
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On Tuesday, April 23, the United States Department of Labor issued its anticipated Final Rule on the Fair Labor Standards Act salary requirements for overtime exemption.
The Final Rule, which will likely face legal...more
The DOL issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing, among other things, to increase the salary threshold for white-collar overtime exemptions. You may recall that there was a lot of discussion about this back in 2016...more
9/7/2023
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Remember last January and the salary threshold change the Department of Labor rolled out for salaried exempt and highly compensated employees under the FLSA? As the end of the year approaches, you might need to revisit the...more
12/18/2020
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Yesterday, in Encino Motorcars v. Navarro, No. 15-415, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated a Ninth Circuit ruling that had deferred to a Department of Labor 2011 regulation that auto service advisors were nonexempt and should...more
6/22/2016
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The Department of Labor issued its long-awaited proposed FLSA salary regulations yesterday and, as many feared, they will have a massive impact on American businesses, more than doubling the salary companies must pay their...more