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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

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Proposed White Collar Exemption Changes

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Under a new proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”), millions more workers would be eligible for overtime pay unless employers pay a much higher salary threshold. As it stands, under the Fair Labor Standards...more

Bodman

Department of Labor Proposes an Increase to the FLSA Exempt Employee Salary Threshold; Is 2023(4) the New 2019 or 2017?

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On August 30, 2023 the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced the much anticipated Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) which, if implemented, would increase certain otherwise salary exempt employees’ compensation under...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

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

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Department of Labor’s Proposed Changes to Overtime Eligibility Criteria

On August 30, 2023, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it will be proposing new regulations that would increase the number of employees who are considered non-exempt and therefore entitled to overtime compensation....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

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DOL Proposes Major Increase in Required Salary Threshold Amounts for FLSA Exemptions

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On Aug. 30, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would significantly increase salary threshold amounts required for certain employees to be exempt from federal Fair...more

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DOL Proposes Substantial Increases in Minimum Salary for Most Exemptions from Overtime Pay under the FLSA

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On August 30, 2023, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced its issuance of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”). In the NPRM, the DOL proposes to increase substantially the salary threshold for most employees to be...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Department of Labor issues notice of proposed rulemaking to increase salary threshold for FLSA exemptions

On August 30, 2023, the US Department of Labor (DOL) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that it claims will “restore and extend overtime protections to 3.6 million salaried workers” throughout the United States....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

Miller Canfield

DOL Proposes New Overtime Salary Threshold

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The Department of Labor (DOL) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would increase the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA’s) annual salary-level threshold to $55,068 from $35,568 for white-collar exemptions to...more

Harris Beach PLLC

Major Proposed Hike in Salary-Level Threshold Affecting Overtime Exemptions What Employers Need to Know

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Today, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a proposal to increase the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) salary-level threshold from $35,568 to $55,068, which would result in many more employees being entitled to overtime...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

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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

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Expansive New Overtime and Minimum Pay Requirements Coming for Most Colorado Employers

Just in time for the holiday season, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, Division of Labor Standards and Statistics (“Division”), has proposed replacing Colorado Minimum Wage Order #35 with Colorado Overtime and...more

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Pennsylvania Moves One Step Closer to Substantially Increasing White Collar Exemption Salary Threshold

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In June 2018 the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) issued a proposed rule to substantially increase the salary threshold to qualify as an exempt Executive, Administrative and Professional (EAP) employee...more

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Proposed Washington State Regulations Would Radically Increase the Minimum Exempt Salary Rate

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On June 5, 2019, the Washington Department of Labor & Industries issued proposed amendments to Washington State’s white-collar overtime exemption regulations.  Both under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the...more

Benesch

Big Changes Likely for Overtime Exemptions in Washington State

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While the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently made headlines with proposed changes to the federal standard for overtime exemptions, the ongoing saga may present further challenges for employers in the State of...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

DOL proposes new rule clarifying regular rate requirements under the FLSA

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Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a proposed rule seeking to update the “regular rate” requirements under Section 7(e) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), thereby clarifying the types of payments an...more

McCarter & English, LLP

It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again—DOL Proposes (New) Revisions To Salary Requirements For FLSA Overtime Exemptions

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently released its long-awaited proposed revisions to the regulations governing the minimum salary requirements applicable to the overtime exemptions for executive, administrative, and...more

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DOL Releases a Proposed Rule to Clarify the Types of Compensation that Employers Must Include in the Overtime Calculation

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On March 28, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released a proposed rule to amend the regulations at 29 CFR Part 778 to clarify and update the “regular rate” requirements under section 7(e) of the Fair Labor Standards...more

Stoel Rives - World of Employment

Department of Labor Proposes Rule to Make More Employees Eligible for Overtime

On March 22, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) published a new proposed rule that would make several changes to current overtime law. The proposed rule, which is not yet in effect, would require that...more

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