Fifth Circuit Ruling: 2019 Salary Threshold Increase Did Not Exceed Authority BySeyfarth Shaw LLP,Ariel D. Fenster,A. Scott Hecker,Noah A. Finkel&Kevin YoungonSeptember 12, 2024 Posted inFair Labor Standards Act,FLSA Seyfarth Synopsis:On September 11, 2024, a panel of the U.S. Court of Ap...
Important Notice for Employers:Afederal court rulinghas overturned recent changes to federal overtime rules. This cancels previously announced increases to the minimum salary threshold for exempt employees. As a result, the minimum salary for overtime exemptions reverts to $684 per week. It's esse...
It’s important to properlyclassify employeesas exempt or non-exempt based on their job duties and salary levels. Misclassification—one of the mostcostly payroll errors—can lead to significant penalties and back pay obligations. Regular audits of job classifications and pay practices can help mainta...
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FLSA - California employers - Minimum Salary Increase for Exempt EmployeesDale A. Hudson
Thus, there can be "permissible" and "impermissible" reductions in salary basis pay. Permissible reductions have no effect on the employee's exempt status. Impermissible reductions may, in that the general rule is that an employee who is subjected to impermissible reductions in salary is no longe...
time calculations demand precise attention to detail. The base requirement mandates payment at 1.5 times the regular hourly rate for hours worked beyond 40 in a workweek. Primarily, for salaried employees misclassified as exempt, the process involves determining an hourly equivalent of their salary....
The modifications to the definition of “exempt workers” made at this time has set off a flurry of overtime lawsuits as employers and employees test the new boundaries and what they mean for American workers. This situation is even more pronounced in states like California and New York which...
On April 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor published a final rule, Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees, increasing the minimum salary limit to be exempt from overtime and minimum wage requirements under the...
"Street cops," as designated "first responders," were deemed nonexempt by the 2004 amendments to the FLSA. This means that at least police officers and detectives must be paid overtime if they work over their FLSA threshold. Specialists and others with supervisory ranks may qualify under the ...