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BEWARE: Compensating Employees With Equity Alone Likely Violates the Fair Labor Standards Act

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Share on Twitter Print Share by Email Share Back to top In recent years, the practice of offering equity to compensate employees has gained traction, especially among startups and tech companies. Equity-based compensation,...more

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Minimum Salary Amounts for Overtime Exemptions Set to Increase Again as of January 1

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Federal law recognizes that certain “white collar” positions can be exempt from the mandatory payment of overtime compensation if the position in question satisfies certain criteria set forth in federal regulations – a...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Post-Chevron Challenge to Overtime EAP Exemption Pending

On August 12, 2024, the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI), a Colorado-based nonprofit that supports evangelical Christian schools, filed a complaint against the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) challenging...more

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DOL Looks Likely To Win Salary Threshold Fight

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Effective July 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor raised the minimum salary that employers must pay to avoid paying overtime to people who perform executive duties. The minimum weekly salary of $684 became $844 on July 1,...more

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Department of Labor’s New Rule Raises the Minimum Salary Requirements ‎for Certain FLSA Exemptions

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Earlier this year, we let you know that the Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently promulgated 29 CFR Part 541, a rule that raises the minimum salary requirements for employees eligible for the white collar and...more

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How Will the New Overtime Rule Impact Your Business This Comp Season? 10 Tips for Employers

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As the final quarter of 2024 begins, many employers are turning to the year-end review process. While you’re planning for raises, bonuses, and other employee incentives this comp season, you’ll need to account for the new...more

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The White-Collar Wage War: Fifth Circuit Backs DOL’s Power To Set Salary Threshold

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In Mayfield v. United States Dep't of Labor, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a lower court's ruling that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has authority to set a minimum salary threshold for the...more

Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP

The DOL Establishes Salary Levels for 2024/2025 Overtime Pay Exemptions under the FLSA—and Has Substantially Increased Them

As we previously discussed, the United States Department of Labor (the “DOL”) issued a final rule in the spring of 2024 (the “2024 Rule”) substantially increasing the minimum salary level for the executive, administrative,...more

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What’s next? The Potential Impact of the Fifth Circuit’s Mayfield Decision on the 2024 DOL Minimum Salary Rule

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On September 11, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit joined four other federal courts and held that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has statutory authority to impose a minimum salary threshold to qualify...more

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#WorkforceWednesday®: DOL Authority Challenged - Key Rulings on Overtime and Tip Credit - Employment Law This Week®

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This week, we take a closer look at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s decision to strike down the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) tip credit rule but to uphold the agency’s authority to set a minimum salary...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Fifth Circuit Rejects Challenge to Labor Department's Use of FLSA Salary Test

Employers have been following legal challenges to the U.S. Department of Labor’s second round of increases to the minimum salary that must be paid to meet the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act’s white collar...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Chevron Is Dead, but the Department of Labor Still Has Some Gas! 5th Circuit Upholds DOL Salary Requirement

What about those salary thresholds for white-collar employees? Although they have been challenged, they are alive and kicking. Last week, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed that the Department...more

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DOL has authority to include salary threshold when determining exempt status, appeals court says

During 2024 we have reported on several high-profile cases that have challenged wage-related regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor – including tips, independent contractors, and the white-collar exemptions to the...more

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The Fifth Circuit Confirms the DOL’s Authority to Use Salary Basis Test for FLSA Overtime Exemptions

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On September 11, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Mayfield v. U.S. Department of Labor confirmed that the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) has the authority to use a salary basis to define its...more

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Fifth Circuit Affirms DOL's Authority to Set Salary Thresholds For FLSA Exemptions

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Real World Impact: On September 11, 2024, in Mayfield v. Department of Labor, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the Department of Labor’s (DOL) authority to set minimum salary thresholds for overtime...more

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DOL Authority to Increase Overtime Compensation Thresholds Affirmed

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On September 11, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued its opinion in Mayfield v. Department of Labor, upholding the authority of the Department of Labor (“DOL”) to establish a minimum salary...more

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Fifth Circuit Holds DOL Can Set Salary Floor for White-Collar Exemptions

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has statutory authority to impose a salary level requirement to qualify for the executive, administrative, and professional (EAP) exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the...more

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Fifth Circuit Upholds DOL Authority to Set Minimum Salary Threshold for EAP Exemption from FLSA Overtime Requirements

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In a follow-up to our previous client alerts on the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issuing a new overtime exemption rule and legal challenges to the new rule, a three-judge panel on the Fifth Circuit found that the DOL was...more

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Fifth Circuit Ruling: 2019 Salary Threshold Increase Did Not Exceed Authority

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On September 11, 2024, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held in Mayfield v. U.S. Department of Labor that the Secretary’s salary test for evaluating overtime exemptions are valid...more

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Fifth Circuit Concludes FLSA 2019 Minimum Salary Rule Falls Within Department of Labor's Authority

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We previously wrote about the U.S. Department of Labor’s 2024 overtime rule that raises the salary basis for overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). We explained that this rule was bound to face legal...more

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Beltway Buzz - September 2024 #2

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more

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Overtime Rule Clears Major Hurdle in Advance of January 1 Effective Date: Key Steps for Employers

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In a major win for the Department of Labor, a federal appeals court just ruled that the agency has the power to set a salary basis floor in order for workers to be considered exempt from overtime pay. Yesterday’s ruling from...more

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Fifth Circuit Upholds DOL’s Minimum Salary Requirement for FLSA White-Collar Exemptions

On September 11, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) authority to use a salary basis to define its white-collar overtime exemptions....more

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Fifth Circuit Affirms DOL’s Right to Set Salary Minimum for White Collar Exemptions

In its September 11, 2024 opinion in Mayfield v. Department of Labor, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that the U.S. Department of Labor’s explicitly delegated authority to “define” and “delimit”...more

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Employment Law Landscape Could Change After Election

When presidential administrations change, it’s common to see significant shifts in policy via new regulations, executive orders, different interpretations of federal laws, and changes to enforcement priorities, budgeting, and...more

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