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Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Fifth Circuit Rejects Challenge to Labor Department's Use of FLSA Salary Test

Employers have been following legal challenges to the U.S. Department of Labor’s second round of increases to the minimum salary that must be paid to meet the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act’s white collar...more

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Increased Salary Thresholds for Exempt Employees Under the Fair Labor Standards Act Now Effective

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As we previously reported, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a Final Rule adjusting the minimum annual salary that an employee must be paid to qualify for the executive, administrative, and professional (“EAP”)...more

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The USDOL’s FLSA Salary Increase is Partially Enjoined

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As previously reported here, the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) issued its final rule providing that, effective July 1, 2024, the salary threshold under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for the white collar overtime...more

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Texas Federal Court Delays Effective Date of the DOL’s New Overtime Rule as Applied to Texas as an Employer

On June 28, 2024, a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas blocked the enforcement of the new U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) rule to raise the minimum salary thresholds for the Fair Labor...more

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Federal Salary Threshold for Exempt Employees Set to Rise in July and January

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Effective July 1, 2024, the federal Fair Labor Standards Act salary threshold for exempt, white-collar employees will increase to $43,888 (or $844 per week). However, a bigger increase is in store for next year. On January 1,...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

ICYMI: Business Groups Sue to Block DOL Rule Increasing Salary Thresholds for Exempt Employees

More than a dozen business groups last month filed a much-anticipated lawsuit seeking to block the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) new final rule that will significantly raise the minimum salary thresholds for exempt...more

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The Department of Labor Set to Expand Overtime Protections for Millions of Salaried Workers but Will Face Familiar Legal...

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Section 13(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act provides an exemption from both minimum wage and overtime pay for employees employed as bona fide executive, administrative, professional, computer, and outside sales...more

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National Business Associations File Suit to Block New DOL Overtime Rule

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On May 22, 2024, a group of national business associations filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) from implementing its new Final Rule on overtime. As we noted in our prior alert, the new rule...more

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Business Groups File Lawsuit to Block DOL’s Raised Salary Thresholds for White Collar Overtime Exemptions

On May 22, 2024, more than a dozen business groups and a company filed a lawsuit seeking to block the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) new final rule that significantly raises the minimum salary thresholds for the Fair Labor...more

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Key Takeaways for Maine Employers from DOL Final Rule Increasing Salary Thresholds for Exempt Employees

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The U.S. Department of Labor recently issued a final rule that would increase the required salary thresholds for employees to be exempt from overtime requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The increases to...more

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DOL Raises Minimum Salary Thresholds for Overtime Exemptions

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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

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Raising the FLSA Exemption Bar: More Workers Will Be Eligible For Overtime

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its Final Rule on April 23, 2024, updating the minimum salary threshold for exemption from overtime payment obligations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The Rule created...more

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U.S. Department of Labor Finalizes Rule To Increase Salary Thresholds For Exempt Employees Under The Fair Labor Standards Act

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The U.S. Department of Labor has finalized a new rule that increases the salary thresholds for exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This new rule is intended to expand overtime opportunities for...more

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DOL Issues New Rule Raising Minimum Salary Thresholds for Overtime Exemptions

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On April 22, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) released the final version of a new rule to raise the minimum salary threshold for most employees covered by the so-called white-collar exemptions under the Fair Labor Standard...more

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Department of Labor Announces Final Overtime Rule - April 2024

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On April 23, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced the final version of a rule that will significantly increase the annual salary threshold required to classify employees as exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

DOL Increases Salary Thresholds for Exempt Employees

The Department of Labor (DOL) on Tuesday increased the salary thresholds for the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) white collar exemptions from overtime pay requirements. On July 1, the minimum annual salary threshold for an...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Labor Department Unveils Final Overtime Rule That Likely Impacts Your Business

On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released its highly anticipated final rule that makes approximately 4 million more employees across the country eligible for overtime pay....more

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Extra, Extra…Pay for Exempt Employees: DOL Published Final Rule on Overtime Exemptions

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On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule altering the requirements for “white collar” exemptions under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This is the final step in a process that...more

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WPI Wage Watch: Minimum Wage, Tip, and Overtime Developments (September Edition)

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You don't need to be an Earth, Wind, and Fire fan to realize September had all the elements necessary to make for a memorable month of developments concerning the minimum wage, tips, and overtime....more

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

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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

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