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Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

U.S. Labor Department Proposes Expanding FLSA Exemption for Home Care Services

Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Labor proposed regulations that would substantially reduce overtime obligations for home care and related employers. ...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

DOL’s final rule: You say “overtime” I say “salary thresholds”

The US Department of Labor (DOL) released its final rule to increase the federal salary threshold for exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) on April 23, 2024. DOL had previously issued On August 30, 2023, the US...more

Venable LLP

New Proposed DOL Rule May Mean More Workers Receive Overtime Pay

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A new rule, proposed by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (DOL) on August 30, 2023 (the Proposed Rule), will expand the group of workers who are entitled to overtime. If implemented, the Proposed Rule will...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Labor Department Proposes Raising FLSA Overtime Exemption Salary Minimum to $55K

Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a proposal to increase the salary requirement for employers to claim certain exemptions from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s overtime and minimum wage requirements to...more

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An Estimated 3.4 Million More Workers to be Eligible for Overtime Under DOL Proposed Rule

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The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a proposed rule to increase the salary required to be “exempt” under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)....more

Roetzel & Andress

Labor Department Proposes Overtime for Currently Exempt Employees Earning $55,000/Year or Less

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The Labor Department released a proposed rule increasing the salary threshold for overtime-exempt employees from the current $35,568/year to $55,000/year. The proposal will be open for public input for 60 days once its...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

U.S. Department of Labor Proposes Increases to Salary Thresholds for Overtime Exemptions

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed rules on August 30, 2023, to raise the salary threshold level necessary to exempt certain employees from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) minimum wage and overtime pay...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

The DOL’s Bold Step to Expand Overtime Protections

In a significant but not surprising move, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on August 30, 2023, proposing to increase the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (“FLSA’s”) minimum salary threshold for...more

Fisher Phillips

Labor Department’s Proposed Overtime Rule Could Raise Salary Floor to $55k: Here Are 8 Ways Employers Can Prepare Now

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Employers may need to adjust their pay practices now that the Labor Department has issued its long-anticipated proposal to raise the salary threshold for exempt employees – a change that could make more of your employees...more

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers

Expansive New Overtime and Minimum Pay Requirements Coming for Most Colorado Employers

Just in time for the holiday season, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, Division of Labor Standards and Statistics (“Division”), has proposed replacing Colorado Minimum Wage Order #35 with Colorado Overtime and...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

DOL proposes new rule clarifying regular rate requirements under the FLSA

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Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a proposed rule seeking to update the “regular rate” requirements under Section 7(e) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), thereby clarifying the types of payments an...more

McCarter & English, LLP

It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again—DOL Proposes (New) Revisions To Salary Requirements For FLSA Overtime Exemptions

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently released its long-awaited proposed revisions to the regulations governing the minimum salary requirements applicable to the overtime exemptions for executive, administrative, and...more

McAfee & Taft

DOL publishes proposed rule on new overtime laws

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As discussed in our EmployerLINC Alert earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage & Hour Division announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to increase the salary threshold employees must meet in...more

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Overtime Status Update: What the NPRM’s Publication Means for the Comment Period

Slightly more than two weeks after it announced its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to revise the part 541 overtime exemption regulations, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) published the...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Comment Period Now Underway For New DOL Overtime Rule

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Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a new proposed rule that intends to raise the annual minimum salary requirements for the FLSA’s “white collar” (executive, administrative, and professional)...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Preparing for the New Overtime Exemption Salary Threshold - Labor & Employment Newsletter

Earlier this month, the Department of Labor issued a new proposed rule that, if it takes effect, will raise the pay threshold for overtime exemption from an annual salary of $23,660 (or $455 weekly) to $35,308 (or $679...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Department of Labor Proposes New Minimum Salary Levels

The United States Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced a proposal to increase the minimum salary required to qualify as exempt from overtime under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The new rule would apply...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Proposed Overtime Exemption Rules Allow Use for Bonuses or Commissions for 10% of Minimum Salary

Last week, we reported on new proposed Department of Labor regulations that would raise the minimum salary for claiming the “white collar” overtime exemptions to $35,308 per year. In addition to the new salary level, the...more

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Department of Labor Issues Proposed Overtime Rule

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Last week, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) issued its much-anticipated proposed rule to update overtime eligibility under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The proposed rule would raise the salary...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Are Some Salaried Employees Earning $100,000+ Per Year Entitled To Overtime? "Yes," Says The U.S. Department Of Labor

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has just proposed new overtime rules to replace those that were presented during the Obama administration, but frozen by the courts after the 2016 election. Since this new story broke, much...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Department of Labor Proposes Increase to FLSA Exemption Salary Threshold - California Public Sector Employers Would Feel the...

The Department of Labor issued a proposed rule to update and revise Fair Labor Standards Act regulations to implement minimum wage and overtime pay exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and...more

White and Williams LLP

US DOL Proposes Salary Minimum Increases for Overtime Exemptions

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced proposed revisions to the salary requirements of the white collar and highly compensated employee (HCE) exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). According to...more

Clark Hill PLC

Legal Alert: If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again: The Department of Labor's New Proposed Overtime Exemption Rule

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Having failed in its previous attempt to modify the federal overtime exemption rule, the U.S. Department of Labor announced on March 7, 2019, a proposed rule that would change requirements for exemptions to the Fair Labor...more

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Department Of Labor Proposes Increased Minimum Salary For Overtime-Exempt Status Under The FLSA

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Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) proposed an increase to the salary threshold required for executive, administrative and professional workers to qualify for overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards...more

Porter Hedges LLP

Employment Alert: "The Salary Test Revisited: DOL Proposes Increased Salary Threshold For Overtime Exemptions"

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After years of anticipation, the U.S. Department of Labor has finally released a proposed rule amending the overtime exemption regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (the “FLSA”). The proposed rule (released on March...more

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