The White-Collar Exemption’s Scope and Three-Part Test The case of Texas v. Department of Labor concerns the State of Texas’ challenge to the DOL’s 2024 rule increasing the salary threshold required for so-called “white-collar” employees to qualify as exempt from otherwise legally required...
The FLSA provides three basic white-collar exemptions to federal overtime requirements: the Executive, Administrative and Professional exemptions (collectively referred to as the “EAP” exemptions). To satisfy each exemption, the employee must receive a basic salary threshold, be paid on a salary ba...
On November 15, 2024, a federal court in Texas ruled that the Department of Labor overstepped its authority. This ruling voided the new overtime rule increase. Here’s what the new ruling means: The July 1, 2024 salary threshold increase to $43,888 annually is void There will be no ad...
Increases the highly compensated employee total annual compensation threshold.The final rule also increases the earnings threshold for the highly compensated employee exemption in two phases. Effective July 1, 2024, the total annual compensation requirement for highly compensated employees w...
The DOL could also seek to expedite the appeal, but it is unlikely that the overtime rule’s salary threshold increases will be put back on track by January 1, 2025. For now, the DOL’s 2019 salary thresholds remain in force, with the EAP...
DOL Releases Final Overtime Rule Doubling the Salary Exemption ThresholdJennifer L. Curry
to fill out a section for “Income Tax Withholding.” If they agree, the employer will withhold a certain amount from the monthly salary and remit it to the treasury. The salary withholding can generally be done in two ways: “Withhold 5%” or “Reach the income threshold for withholding....
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Department of Labor Issues Final Rule on Pay - Substantially Raising Minimum Salary Threshold to Qualify for Overtime ExemptionBennett, Jo