Employers may need to raise exempt employee salaries or reclassify them as non-exempt if the new salary thresholds go into effect.
On April 23, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a new rule (the DOL Rule) that...more
5/3/2024
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New US Labor Department regulation, to take effect January 1, 2020, raises the minimum base salary for exempt employees to US$35,568.
Key Points: The new regulation:
..Increases the minimum base salary for exempt...more
Highly anticipated proposal raises the minimum base salary for exempt employees to US$35,308, while formally rescinding the enjoined 2016 final rule that would have doubled the current minimum level.
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3/13/2019
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While employers may welcome the injunction, employers should tread carefully before rolling back announced salary increases.
On November 22, 2016, a federal judge in the Eastern District of Texas issued an injunction...more