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Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

DOL’s final rule: You say “overtime” I say “salary thresholds”

The US Department of Labor (DOL) released its final rule to increase the federal salary threshold for exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) on April 23, 2024. DOL had previously issued On August 30, 2023, the US...more

Venable LLP

New Proposed DOL Rule May Mean More Workers Receive Overtime Pay

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A new rule, proposed by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (DOL) on August 30, 2023 (the Proposed Rule), will expand the group of workers who are entitled to overtime. If implemented, the Proposed Rule will...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

DOL Proposed Rule Would Make Higher-Paid Employees Eligible for Overtime

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On August 30, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it would put forward a rule to raise the salary threshold under which employees are eligible for overtime pay under federal labor laws. The Fair Labor Standards...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Labor Department Proposes Raising FLSA Overtime Exemption Salary Minimum to $55K

Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a proposal to increase the salary requirement for employers to claim certain exemptions from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s overtime and minimum wage requirements to...more

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An Estimated 3.4 Million More Workers to be Eligible for Overtime Under DOL Proposed Rule

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The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a proposed rule to increase the salary required to be “exempt” under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)....more

Roetzel & Andress

Labor Department Proposes Overtime for Currently Exempt Employees Earning $55,000/Year or Less

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The Labor Department released a proposed rule increasing the salary threshold for overtime-exempt employees from the current $35,568/year to $55,000/year. The proposal will be open for public input for 60 days once its...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

U.S. Department of Labor Proposes Increases to Salary Thresholds for Overtime Exemptions

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed rules on August 30, 2023, to raise the salary threshold level necessary to exempt certain employees from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) minimum wage and overtime pay...more

Gould + Ratner LLP

New DOL Proposal Would Expand Overtime Pay to Millions of Workers

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced a new proposed rule that – if it becomes final – would extend overtime pay to over 3 million American workers. Annual Salary Threshold for EAP Exemptions Increases to...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

The DOL’s Bold Step to Expand Overtime Protections

In a significant but not surprising move, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on August 30, 2023, proposing to increase the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (“FLSA’s”) minimum salary threshold for...more

Fisher Phillips

Labor Department’s Proposed Overtime Rule Could Raise Salary Floor to $55k: Here Are 8 Ways Employers Can Prepare Now

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Employers may need to adjust their pay practices now that the Labor Department has issued its long-anticipated proposal to raise the salary threshold for exempt employees – a change that could make more of your employees...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Independent Contractor Classification - Deadline to Submit Comments on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is Approaching

On October 13, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to modify Wage and Hour Division regulations to revise its analysis for determining employee or independent contractor...more

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US Department of Labor Issues Proposed Rule on Independent Contractor Status

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On October 11, 2022, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced a proposed rule that would reinstate the “economic reality” test for determining whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee under the Fair Labor...more

Epstein Becker & Green

DOL Extends Comment Period for Proposed New Rule Regarding Independent Contractor Status

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On October 25, 2022, the Department of Labor extended the comment period for its new proposed rule regarding independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act. While the comment period was originally set to...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

DOL Proposes New Rule For Independent Contractor Classification

On Oct. 11, 2022, the U.S. DOL of Labor (DOL) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would revise the analysis for determining independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The proposed...more

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DOL Publishes Proposed Rule for Employee or Independent Contractor Classification

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On October 13, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its proposed rule on Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The proposed rule would revert back to the...more

Bowditch & Dewey

Department of Labor Seeks to Alter Independent Contractor Classification

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On October 13, 2022, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) published a proposed rule that seeks to alter the test for determining whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee under the federal Fair Labor...more

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DOL Publishes Proposed Rule Clarifying Test to Determine Independent Contractor Status

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Today (October 13, 2022), the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a proposed rule that would provide guidance on classifying workers as employees or independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act (the “FLSA”). The...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

New Proposed Rule on Independent Contractors: DOL’s Latest Plan for Overhaul of the Existing Standard

On October 11, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a new proposed rule that is more aligned with judicial precedent than a previous proposal regarding whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

U.S. Department of Labor Issues Proposed Rule on Independent Contractor Status

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On October, 11, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released a proposed rule to update the test for determining whether a worker is an employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) or an independent contractor.  The...more

Epstein Becker & Green

DOL Proposes New Rule Regarding Independent Contractor Status

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In light of the federal court ruling reinstating the Trump-era independent contractor regulation (discussed here), on October 13, 2022, the Department of Labor published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding independent...more

Holland & Knight LLP

U.S. Labor Department Issues Proposed Rule on Independent Contractors

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Consistent with its June 2022 announcement, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a new proposed rule addressing the distinction between employees and independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)....more

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DOL Proposes New Independent Contractor Rule

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Earlier today the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued its much-anticipated proposed rule that would update the test for determining whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor under federal wage law...more

Fisher Phillips

Labor Department Proposes to Rescind Flexible Independent Contractor Test and Re-Impose Outdated Standard: 5 Key Questions

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Any business that retains independent contractors as part of their workforce may have a harder time maintaining their business model under a proposed rule that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) just released yesterday. The...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: March 2022 #3

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: June 2021 #5

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

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