The U.S. Department of Labor recently issued its long-awaited proposed rule updating the minimum salary for the FLSA’s white-collar exemptions. The proposed rule will increase the standard salary level for exempt white collar employees by almost $20,000.Join Justin Barnes and Jeffrey Brecher,...
A federal judge in Texas blocked a Department of Labor (DOL) rule that increased salary thresholds for certain exemptions from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
In November 2023, NRF submittedcommentsto DOL opposing its proposed rule on overtime regulation. Additionally, NRFcommissionedOxford Economics to analyze the economic effects if implemented, which found that the proposed rule could impact more than 7.2 million workers. As the leading authority and voic...
The Department of Labor announced a final overtime rule, Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees, on April 23, 2024.
“The Department’s overtime proposed rule will have serious consequences for my business as well as my employees. It is critical to note that the proposal does not simply increase salaries for a few employees at a marginal level. Rather, an up to 70% increase will drastically impact the en...
DOL Releases Final Overtime Rule Doubling the Salary Exemption ThresholdJennifer L. Curry
On November 15, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated the Department of Labor’s (DOL) final rule raising the salary thresholds for being exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The ruling applies
The fresh rule leaves out about 2.8 million workers who would have received eligibility under an overtime rule proposed by the Obama administration in 2016. “For the first time in over 15 years, America’s workers will have an update to overtime regulations that will put overtime pay into ...
Brett Coburn is quoted on employers’ responses after the Department of Labor’s overtime rule was overturned. 新聞April 25, 2024 Smart Cities Dive| DOL’s ‘Unprecedented,’ Two-Pronged Overtime Rule Adds New HR Wrinkles Brett Coburn is quoted on the rationale behind a two-part rule from ...
On August 31, 2017, a Texas federal judge invalidated the Obama administration’s rule that expanded overtime protections to an estimated 4.2 million white collar workers. The court held the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) improperly used a salary-level test to determine which workers are exemp...