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Texas Court Strikes Down DOL Overtime Rule: Analysis and Impact on Employers

On November 15, 2024, in Texas v. United States Department of Labor, a Texas federal district court struck down a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) final rule that would have raised the minimum salary threshold for exempt...more

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Employment Law Update: Court Strikes Down 2024 Overtime Pay Regulations: What Employers Need To Know

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On November 15, 2024, the Eastern District of Texas invalidated the newly established overtime pay regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) in 2024. These regulations incrementally increased the minimum salary...more

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Texas Court Invalidates Department of Labor’s 2024 Rule On Executive, Administrative and Professional Exemptions

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In a significant ruling, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has set aside a Department of Labor (DOL or Department) 2024 Rule, which sought to raise the minimum salary level for exemptions...more

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US Department of Labor’s Salary Threshold Hike for “White Collar” Overtime Exemptions Struck Down by Court

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On Friday, November 15, 2024, in Texas v U.S. Department of Labor, a federal district court vacated the US Department of Labor’s (DOL) April 2024 final rule that increased the salary thresholds for the executive,...more

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State Of Texas V. Dep’t Of Labor And The Effect Of A National Vacatur

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On November 15, 2024, a federal district court in Texas vacated a Department of Labor (“DOL”) rule that raised the minimum salary at which executive, administrative, and professional (“EAP”) and “highly compensated” employees...more

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Texas District Court Vacates Increases to Salary Threshold for Overtime Exemptions

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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas recently vacated the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) regulations issued in April 2024 that increase the salary threshold necessary to satisfy the Executive,...more

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Back to 2019 – Eastern District of Texas Vacates 2024 DOL Overtime Rule

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In April of this year, the United States Department of Labor the (“DOL”) announced a final rule (the “2024 Rule”) that had a dramatic effect on whether employers can legally exempt employees from overtime pay under the Fair...more

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Update: Texas Court Sets Aside U.S. DOL’s Overtime Rule

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Just a few weeks before the anticipated January 1 salary bump under the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL)’s 2024 overtime rule (the “Overtime Rule”), a Texas federal court issued a ruling on Friday, November 15, 2024, that set...more

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A Reprieve for Employers: Texas Court Vacates DOL Rule Increasing Salary Level for Exempt Employees

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In a highly anticipated decision, a federal district court in Texas has vacated the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) 2024 Final Rule increasing the salary threshold for application of the executive, administrative, and...more

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Final Rule Increasing the Salary Threshold for EAP Exemptions Took Effect, Except for the State of...

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As we previously reported, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a new final rule increasing the minimum salary amounts for the executive, administrative, and professional (EAP) and highly compensated employee exemptions....more

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Federal Judge Blocks U.S. Department of Labor’s New Overtime Rule in Texas

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A federal judge in Texas granted a preliminary injunction on June 28, 2024, barring the July 1, 2024, effect of a new U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) overtime regulation that would have increased the salary threshold for...more

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The DOL’s New Salary Level Rule That Raises The Minimum Salary On July 1, 2024 Survives (For Now)

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A federal judge in Texas denied a private company’s request to halt the U.S. Department of Labor’s FIRST PHASE of its new FLSA salary level rule. As you recall, the first phase of the new rule went into effect on July 1,...more

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Labor Department Rule Raising Salary Level for Exempt Employees Takes Effect (For Now)

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A federal judge in Texas has enjoined the Department of Labor (DOL) from enforcing its Final Rule raising the minimum salary level requirements for executive, administrative, and professional (EAP) exemptions to the minimum...more

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Court Blocks New DOL Rule – But Only for Texas

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On Friday, a federal district court granted a preliminary injunction sought by the State of Texas to block implementation of the U.S. Department of Labor’s new rule increasing minimum salaries for overtime exempt employee....more

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Texas District Court Narrowly Enjoins White-Collar Overtime Regulations

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On June 28, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a limited injunction of the U.S. Department of Labor’s new regulations increasing the minimum salary that certain executive, administrative,...more

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Status of Litigation Challenging DOL's 2024 Salary Rule

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Real World Implications of Challenges to the Rule: A federal district court in Texas has enjoined the DOL’s 2024 Salary Rule (which takes effect today, July 1, 2024) for employees of the state of Texas, and we anticipate a...more

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Texas District Court Blocks DOL Rule Increasing Salary Level for Exempt Employees. But Rule Enjoined as to State of Texas...

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In a strongly worded opinion, a federal judge in Texas held the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) likely exceeded its authority in implementing its Final Rule raising the minimum salary level requirements for executive,...more

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