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How Will the New Overtime Rule Impact Your Business This Comp Season? 10 Tips for Employers

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As the final quarter of 2024 begins, many employers are turning to the year-end review process. While you’re planning for raises, bonuses, and other employee incentives this comp season, you’ll need to account for the new...more

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The Department of Labor Rule Establishing Changes to Overtime Exemptions Is Now in Effect: What Steps Employers Immediately Need...

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Employers have been required since August 20, 2023, when the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking, to increase the minimum salary amount required to be paid to qualify for what is known as...more

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State of Texas (and only Texas) Hits a Home Run With District Court Limited Ruling Enjoining New Department of Labor Rule...

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Major League Baseball Hall of Fame Manager Earl Weaver managed his way to 1,480 wins. When asked how, Mr. Weaver cut to the chase: “The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three-run homers.” While...more

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The Department of Labor's New Overtime Rule Is Coming

As we previously discussed, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released its new rule that was estimated to make approximately 4 million more employees across the United States eligible for overtime. While we anticipated that...more

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Workplace Law Update: 10 Essential Items on Your June To-Do List

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more

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Hospitality Industry Snapshot: Hospitality Employers Must Quickly Prepare for New Overtime Rule With 7 Steps

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Hospitality employers will likely feel a big impact from the new federal overtime rule, which significantly raises the exempt salary threshold for certain employees in two phases. Specifically, the salary threshold for the...more

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Workplace Law Update: 12 Essential Items on Your May To-Do List

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more

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Auto Dealer Snapshot: What Your Dealership Should Know and Do About the New Federal Overtime Rule

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You may have heard about the so-called new “overtime” rule, which the U.S. Department of Labor announced on April 23. You also may have heard that the new rule will require employers to increase the annual salary paid to...more

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[Webinar] Navigating Major Shifts — Unpacking and Understanding New Federal Rules on Overtime and Noncompetes - April 29th, 10:00...

Join us for an insightful webinar where we will explore recently issued federal regulations set to significantly impact the employer/employee relationship. First up, the Department of Labor is significantly raising the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Raising the Threshold: DOL Issues Final Rule on Overtime Exemption Salary Requirements

On Tuesday, April 23, the United States Department of Labor issued its anticipated Final Rule on the Fair Labor Standards Act salary requirements for overtime exemption. The Final Rule, which will likely face legal...more

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New Federal Overtime Rule is Here! 10 Steps Employers Can Take Now to Prepare for $59k Salary Floor

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Millions of additional workers will soon be eligible for overtime pay thanks to the Labor Department’s new salary threshold for certain exempt employees – which raises the rate higher than initially anticipated. Employers...more

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DOL Proposes Major Expansion of Workers’ Overtime Eligibility

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The rumors circulating since June 2021 have proven to be true: the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed a rule that would substantially increase the salary basis threshold for exempt employees. As a reminder,...more

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Employment Flash - April 2023

In our latest edition of Employment Flash, we examine developments over the past three months, including the NLRB’s ruling regarding employees’ labor law rights in severance agreements, a Supreme Court decision that upheld...more

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New DOL Independent Contractor Rules

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The U.S. Department of Labor has announced new rules, effective March 8, 2021, clarifying how to determine if an individual is an employee–entitled to minimum wage, overtime, and other statutory protections—or an independent...more

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New year means new salary requirements for overtime exemptions

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Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, to avoid paying overtime for work performed by “white collar” executive, administrative and professional employees, an employee must satisfy duties’ tests and be paid a salary that meets a...more

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[WEBINAR] 2019 Annual Labor & Employment Update

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From independent contractors to privacy to arbitration agreements - the California Legislature was busy in 2019 passing a wealth of new labor and employment laws that impact your business or agency. In this Best Best &...more

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What You Should Know About The New(est) “New Overtime Rule”

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As you no doubt have heard, the United States Department of Labor recently announced changes to federal wage and hour regulations that have been labeled the “new overtime rule.” These changes are scheduled to take effect on...more

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DOL Adopts New Salary Threshold for White Collar Overtime Exemption

The Department of Labor (“DOL”) has revised its Overtime Rule that updates the earnings thresholds necessary to exempt executive, administrative and professional employees from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (“FLSA”) minimum...more

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Department of Labor Issues New Changes to Overtime Rules

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued its long-awaited rule changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) overtime requirements on September 24, 2019. Employers who have been operating under the existing 2004 rules...more

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Final Overtime Rule Announced

On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor announced the Final Overtime Rule which will go into effect January 1, 2020.  The Overtime Rule changes the eligibility requirements for executive, professional and...more

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Update: DOL Issues Final Rule On Minimum Salary Threshold for Exempt Employees: The Impact in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New...

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On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued its final overtime rule as it relates to the minimum salary threshold for exempt employees. The DOL estimates that 1.3 million workers will be eligible for...more

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The New Rule is Better than the (Almost) Old Rule

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The U.S. Department of Labor (the “DOL”) has issued a final rule to expand worker eligibility for overtime compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”).  The new rule increases the salary thresholds required for...more

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Changes to Overtime Exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act

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In 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor introduced a proposed rule which would, in part, double the salary threshold required under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) to maintain exempt status under the “white-collar”...more

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The New DOL Overtime Rule Presents Challenges That Employers Must Address Swiftly

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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

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New Overtime Rule Requires Higher Salary Threshold: Makes Over 1 Million More Workers Eligible for Overtime Pay

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After much anticipation, the United States Department of Labor has issued a final overtime rule that will increase the overtime-exempt earning salary threshold under the FLSA. The rule will take effect on January 1, 2020. The...more

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