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DOL’s New Exempt Salary Threshold Struck Down

Employers have been waiting with bated breath on the challenges to the DOL’s newest salary increase for exempt employees scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2025. On November 15, 2024, U.S. District Court Judge Sean Jordan...more

The Department of Labor Releases the New Independent Contractor Test

On January 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor released the final details of their Independent Contractor test. This test addressing when companies can classify workers as independent contractors has been hotly debated...more

Finally Final: Long-Awaited DOL Exemption Threshold Increase Goes Into Effect January 1, 2020

On September 24, 2019, the US Department of Labor announced a finalized rule increasing the earnings threshold necessary for employees to qualify as exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (“FLSA”) minimum wage and...more

The Wait is Over: DOL Issues New Minimum Salary Threshold for White Collar Exemptions

Employers have been waiting for the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) to respond to the injunction halting the implementation of its 2016 proposal increasing the minimum salary threshold for the white collar exemptions. ...more

Back from the Dead: The Revival of the 80/20 Rule

Recently, we discussed the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOLs”) rescission of the 80/20 rule.  Unfortunately, less than two months after the DOL’s rescission, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri...more

The U.S. DOL Saves the Day: So Long to the 80/20 Rule

The application of the 80/20 Rule has been a hot topic in the restaurant industry the last several years because it is the foundation of an onslaught of collective and class action litigation brought by service workers...more

From Employers’ Mouths to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Ears: A Recap of the Department of Labor’s Listening Sessions

Throughout the month of September, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) held five listening sessions across the United States to receive feedback from the public on the minimum salary requirements for the white collar...more

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