Wage and Hour, Comment Period, Exemptions

DOL Proposes Rule to Return Home Healthcare Agency Workers to FLSA Exempt Status

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/15/2025

On July 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued a proposed rule that would allow third-party home healthcare providers to rely on the domestic service exemption that existed under the...more

Colorado’s November 2021 Rulemaking: ‘Use It or Lose It’ PTO Is Finally Dead, and Other Highlights

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/12/2021

On November 10, 2021, after a public hearing and comment submission period, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) published three final rules: (1) the Colorado Overtime and Minimum Pay Standards Order #38...more

III-44- A Little Help From The DOL

Cozen O'Connor on 4/25/2019

Today's episode discusses FIVE new opinion letters and proposed rules issued by the United States Department of Labor that offer much-needed help to the employment community on issues of significance....more

Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave: What Employers Need to Know Before July 1, 2019

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/18/2019

Last year, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law what has been referred to as the “grand bargain” legislation. When it was enacted, we covered some of the law’s key provisions that would have a significant...more

Public Hearing Set for Amended Overtime Statutes

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 12/5/2017

Manufacturers who will be affected by the new changes to the overtime rules may be interested in attending a public hearing and/or providing public comment on the development of the Oregon Administrative Rules that BOLI will...more

Should Employers Be Allowed to Count Nondiscretionary Bonuses Toward the FLSA’s Minimum Salary Threshold? The DOL Wants Your...

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/14/2015

As we reported last week in “A Call to Action: The Comment Period on the new Proposed Overtime Regulations Begins,” employers have a limited window of opportunity to submit comments in response to the proposed revisions to...more

Will DOL's Overtime Rule Revisions Fix the Outside Salesperson Exemption?

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 5/30/2015

The Department of Labor’s long-anticipated revisions to its Part 541 overtime exemption regulations await Office of Management and Budget review before issuance in proposed form. The new rules follow President Obama’s...more

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