On November 15, a federal court voided the new overtime rule that was going to increase the FLSA salary threshold to $43,888 annually.
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...
However, you are still entitled to payment for any time spent working from home, or “teleworking,” including overtime. Previously, employers were required under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) to provide paid sick leave to workers quarantining due to COVID-19. This specific...
Seyfarth Synopsis:With the DOL’s new overtime exemption rule weeks from taking effect, employers must consider the impacts of reclassifying exempt employees. Some potential impacts are obvious, others not so much. Proactive, thoughtful planning is key for employers to navigate these waters for thei...
Inaccurate Overtime Calculations and Bonuses Non-exempt workers working more than 40 hours per week are entitled to one-and-a-half times their ordinary rate of pay. To calculateovertime compensation, an employer must first identify an employee's “regular rate of pay.” For hourly workers...
It is estimated that four million workers will now be in jobs that are eligible for time-and-a-half overtime pay. Manufacturing companies need to consider how these rules will impact employee wages and overtime pay now to be ready for the rule changes’ implementation date. This webinar ...
Officials, HR Pros Discuss Altered FLSA: Overtime Rule Revisions Battle Far from OverReports on the plan of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to issue the final revisions to the rules defining the white-collar exemptions from the Fair Labor Standards Act. Methods that will be used by U...
Worker Protection: Labor's Efforts to Enforce Protections for Day Laborers Could Benefit from Better Data and Guidance Day laborers is a term that generally refers to individuals who work and get paid on a daily or short-term basis. To find work, day laborers often congrega......
Another way to compensate pieceworkers for overtime, if agreed to before the work is performed, is to pay one and one-half times the piece rate for each piece produced during the overtime hours. The piece rate must be the one actually paid during non-overtime hours and must be enough ...
R. (2004), DOL: Revised regs for overtime exemption from FLSA; final rule on contractor duties under Beck issued; EEOC: Enforcement data for fiscal year 2003; commissioner Earp looks for increase in “Colorism”; coordinating retiree health benefits with medicare eligibility. Empl. Rel. Today,...