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DOL Final Rule Imposed a Series of Increases to Minimum Salary Threshold for Overtime Exemptions

As we reported last fall, the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a proposed rule in September 2023 to significantly increase the standard salary level applicable to the overtime exemption for...more

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Important Wage Alert Regarding the DOL’s Final Rule Increasing the Salary Level for the Executive, Administrative and Professional...

Effective July 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor’s new overtime rule took effect throughout the country, except in the state of Texas (where due to ongoing litigation, Texas employees that are employed by the state of...more

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Step One of the DOL Final Rule Increasing FLSA Exemption Salary Thresholds Is Now in Effect

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As our prior legal alert detailed, the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor on April 23, 2024 announced its Final Rule increasing salary thresholds for the Executive, Administrative, and Professional (“EAP”)...more

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U.S. DOL Final Rule In Effect July 1, 2024

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Here we go again – except this time, it’s final. For now. On July 1, the U.S. Department of Labor’s final rule increasing the standard salary threshold for overtime exemption went into effect. This rule, released on April 23,...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

DOL Overtime Rule Blocked for Employees of State of Texas

On June 28, 2024, a Texas federal judge issued an injunction temporarily blocking the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) new overtime rule from taking effect for employees working for the State of Texas.  As discussed in a...more

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New Update on Litigation Challenging the DOL's 2024 Salary Rule

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Executive Summary: On July 1, 2024, the federal court for the Northern District of Texas issued a decision in Flint Avenue, LLC v. U.S. Department of Labor, denying the plaintiff employer’s request for a nationwide...more

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Tech Firm’s Attempt to Block Overtime Rule Falls Short

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After a federal judge in the Eastern District of Texas blocked the DOL’s new overtime exemption rule as it pertains to Texas state employees, another judge in the Northern District of Texas declined to issue a similar...more

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Salary threshold increase for exempt employees begins Monday

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With the salary threshold increase for exempt employees taking effect this Monday, businesses across industries are bracing for a transformative shift in their payroll practices. The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”)...more

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Workplace Law Update: 10 Essential Items on Your July 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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Will The New Overtime Rule Take Effect July 1?

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The clock is quickly ticking down to July 1, when the U.S. Department of Labor’s new rule increasing the minimum salary for many employees to be considered exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act is supposed...more

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July is Still the New January! Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute’s Mid-Year Legislative Report

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Hot off the press – here is Littler’s mid-year report!  As federal regulators, states and cities continue to pass new workplace regulations through the calendar year, we summarize each state’s notable labor and employment law...more

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Rates Up, Dude – Surfing the Wave of U.S. Minimum Wage, Tipped, and Exempt Employee Pay Increases that Will Occur on July 1, 2024

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While some across the United States are working on their tans, many employers are working on managing their labor budgets so they don’t get burned by increases in minimum pay standards for non-exempt, tipped, and certain...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

Get Ready for July 1, 2024 Federal Increased Salary Thresholds

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The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued its much-anticipated Final Rule, which increases the salary threshold that determines whether employees are exempt from overtime pay under the Federal Law, Fair Labor Standards Act...more

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Proactive Measures for Impending Increases to FLSA Salary Basis for White Collar Employees

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Announced on April 23, 2024, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division’s (WHD) final rule (Rule)—Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer...more

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Ripples in the OT Waters: Considering the Downstream Effects of Reclassifying Exempt Employees

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Seyfarth Synopsis: With the DOL’s new overtime exemption rule weeks from taking effect, employers must consider the impacts of reclassifying exempt employees. Some potential impacts are obvious, others not so much. Proactive,...more

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Legal Challenges to New DOL Rule Increasing Salary Basis for Exempt Status under FLSA

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A new Department of Labor (DOL) Overtime Rule (2024 OT Rule) which raises the salary threshold for white-collar exemptions scheduled to go into effect on July 1, 2024 is facing legal challenges. On May 22, 2024, several...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

DOL Announces Rule Increasing Minimum Salary Threshold for Exempt Employees

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced on April 23 a final rule, Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees, which will take effect on July...more

Cranfill Sumner LLP

Overtime Changes Coming July 1, 2024

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On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule raising the salary threshold for so-called “white collar” exemptions to overtime regulations.  The rule goes into effect July 1, 2024.  Here’s what you...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

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Guarantee of Fraction of Total Compensation Does Not Meet FLSA Salary Requirements

In order to claim overtime exempt status under the Fair Labor Standards Act’s white-collar exemptions, the position in question must meet both the duties and salary tests set forth under Department of Labor regulations. The...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

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Pay Up: DOL Increases Salary for Exempt Workers

The Department of Labor (DOL) has released its final rule increasing the minimum salary employers must pay to most exempt workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)....more

Epstein Becker & Green

DOL Offering Webinars on Final Overtime Rule

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As we have previously addressed, the U. S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued its final rule raising salary thresholds for overtime exemptions under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) effective January 1, 2025. ...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Labor Department's Final Rule on FLSA Salary Threshold Increases Explained

On April 23, the Department of Labor (DOL) released a final rule raising the salary thresholds for certain overtime exemptions under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). See the commentary and final rule, as well as...more

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