The United States Department of Labor (DOL) announced recently that it is proposing a rule to raise the salary threshold required for an employee to be exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s overtime requirements. An...more
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Proposed DOL Rule Would Raise Salary Threshold for Exempt Employees -
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) announced recently that it is proposing a rule to raise the salary threshold...more
A Ninth Circuit panel recently ruled that Target Corp.’s pay practices comport with California law, and as such, Target’s motion for judgment on the pleadings should have been granted by the district court. See Bowen v....more
A California appellate court recently overturned a jury verdict finding a Jack in the Box manager was misclassified under the executive exemption. The court found one question on the jury verdict form was too narrow in that...more
The California Court of Appeal has held in General Atomics v. Superior Court of San Diego County that wage statements listing overtime premiums separately to show “0.5 times the regular rate of pay rather than 1.5” do not...more
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DOL Updates Overtime Exemption for Commissioned Retail Workers -
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has revised its regulations to simplify the statutory scheme governing whether employees who...more
For the first time in a number of years, overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) have been updated. This modest development increases the earning threshold necessary to exempt executive, administrative...more
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