As our prior legal alerts detailed, pursuant to a Final Rule from the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor (“DOL”), the salary thresholds for the Executive, Administrative, and Professional (“EAP”) and Highly...more
11/19/2024
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As our prior legal alert detailed, the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor on April 23, 2024 announced its Final Rule increasing salary thresholds for the Executive, Administrative, and Professional (“EAP”)...more
7/11/2024
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Today, the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor announced its Final Rule increasing salary thresholds for the Executive, Administrative, and Professional (“EAP”) exemptions from overtime pay requirements under...more
On August 30, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced its Proposed Rule to increase the minimum salary for the Executive, Administrative and Professional overtime exemptions from the current $35,568 annual rate...more
The U.S. Department of Labor yesterday announced a Proposed Rule on the test to determine whether a worker should be classified as an employee or an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The DOL will...more
10/13/2022
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On March 07, 2019 the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) replaced the Obama administration’s Final Rule, raising the minimum salary threshold/salary basis test for workers to qualify for the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (“FLSA”)...more
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued a new decision, SuperShuttle DFW, Inc., which returns to the Board’s traditional independent-contractor analysis. This decision overrules a 2014 Obama-era Board decision,...more
The Department of Labor (DOL) announced its decision today to rescind two Obama-era guidance letters that aimed to expand the joint employer doctrine and limit the misclassification of workers under the Fair Labor Standards...more
On December 1, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor's new overtime rule will go into effect. Most significantly, the minimum salary an employee must be paid to qualify for the executive, administrative and professional...more
President Obama on Tuesday announced the U.S. Department of Labor's Final Rule raising the minimum salary basis for certain exemptions from overtime requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"). Below are answers...more
Some misconceptions are floating around regarding the current status of federal overtime laws.
.Fact: Nothing has actually changed yet.
.Fact: President Obama has ordered the Department of Labor (DOL) to evaluate...more