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Exempt-Employees Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo White-Collar Exemptions

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Texas Federal Judge Appears Poised to Strike Down DOL Overtime Rule

A federal judge in Texas seemed skeptical that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) did not overreach with its latest rule that raised the minimum salary thresholds to the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) white-collar overtime...more

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Reminder — Minimum Salary Requirements for Exempt Employees Increase on January 1, 2025

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As we wrote about earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) finalized a rule on April 23, 2024, increasing the standard salary level for the “white collar” exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) at...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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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 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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DOL Overtime Rules and Institutions of Higher Education - Where Are We, What’s Next, and What Can We Do?

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After much nail biting and wondering when to jump the train track, on July 1, 2024, the new overtime thresholds for non-exempt employees went into effect for everyone – outside of Texas. Now the rest of us are subject to the...more

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