In a Final Rule announced on April 22, the U.S. Department of Labor raised the minimum salary that an employee must receive for the employee to be exempt from overtime pay. Effective July 1, 2024, under the most common...more
The minimum salary necessary to qualify an employee as “exempt” from overtime pay will rise to $684 per week, under a Final Rule announced by the United States Department of Labor. The new salary threshold, an increase from...more
On March 7, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a proposed rule to update the salary threshold required to qualify for overtime exempt status. The proposal would set the minimum salary level to $679 per week (equivalent to...more
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that an employer may include a class action waiver in arbitration agreements with its employees. Thus, an employer may validly require that an employee arbitrate disputes on an individual...more
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A federal District Judge in Texas today entered a preliminary injunction prohibiting the Department of Labor from enforcing its new overtime rules. The new rules, intended to take effect December 1, raise the minimum salary...more