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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
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
We previously wrote about the U.S. Department of Labor’s 2024 overtime rule that raises the salary basis for overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). We explained that this rule was bound to face legal...more
In its September 11, 2024 opinion in Mayfield v. Department of Labor, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that the U.S. Department of Labor’s explicitly delegated authority to “define” and “delimit”...more
A Fifth Circuit panel heard oral argument on Wednesday, August 7, on whether Department of Labor (DOL) regulations imposing a salary requirement to satisfy the executive, administrative and professional exemptions is valid....more
A federal judge in Texas has enjoined the Department of Labor (DOL) from enforcing its Final Rule raising the minimum salary level requirements for executive, administrative, and professional (EAP) exemptions to the minimum...more
There was good news and bad news on Friday from one of the lawsuits challenging the U.S. Department of Labor’s regulation increasing the salary threshold for the so-called white-collar exemptions to the overtime requirements...more
In a strongly worded opinion, a federal judge in Texas held the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) likely exceeded its authority in implementing its Final Rule raising the minimum salary level requirements for executive,...more
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Final Rule raising the minimum salary level requirements for application of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) “white collar” exemptions is scheduled to take effect July 1, 2024. Lawsuits,...more
The DOL released its updated federal overtime rule on April 23, 2024. With limited exceptions, the rule increases the minimum salary for exemption as executive, administrative, or professional (“EAP”) employee from $684 per...more
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) unveiled its semi-annual regulatory agenda on December 6, 2023, which sets an April 2024 date for release of the agency’s anticipated final rule amending the regulations defining the “white...more
A coalition of 14 Democratic AGs sent a comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor in support of a proposed rulemaking that updates rules governing executive, administrative, and professional (EAP) employees as related to...more
After repeated promises and repeated delays, the U.S. Department of Labor has released proposed regulations to revise the compensation requirements of the White Collar and Highly Compensated Employee exemptions of the Fair...more
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
Effective January 1, 2020, the minimum salary threshold for the executive, administrative, and professional exemptions (EAP exemptions) under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will increase from $455 a week ($23,660...more
On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued its highly anticipated final rule regarding amendments to the overtime exemption criteria for the administrative, executive, and professional (“EAP”)...more
On Tuesday, September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor released its much anticipated update to the regulations setting the thresholds for the executive, administrative, and professional (EAP) employee overtime...more
A federal judge from Texas struck down the Obama administration’s overtime rule, finding the salary-level test set forth by the Department of Labor did not account for an analysis of an employee’s job duties for purposes of...more