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Supreme Court Grants Cert to Decide the Burden of Proof for FLSA Exemptions

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On June 17, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera, adding it to their docket for the 2024-2025 term. This case will finally resolve a split between the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal...more

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Federal Court Upholds DOL’s Authority to Set Minimum-Salary Test for White-Collar Exemption

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has statutory authority to impose a salary requirement to qualify for an exemption from overtime under the executive, administrative, and professional exemptions under the Fair Labor...more

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Too Much Employer Control Over Outside Salespersons Undermines The Exemption: Should We Be Worried?

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For years, the outside sales exemption of the Part 541 white collar exemptions of the FLSA used to be the easiest one for an employer to demonstrate. For the exemption to apply, the worker had to be working away from the...more

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III-44- A Little Help From The DOL

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Today's episode discusses FIVE new opinion letters and proposed rules issued by the United States Department of Labor that offer much-needed help to the employment community on issues of significance....more

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Major Changes to New York Overtime and Minimum Wage Regulations to Take Effect on December 31, 2016

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As of December 31, 2016, employers wishing to claim an administrative or executive exemption to New York State’s overtime regulations must raise each exempt employee’s salary threshold to $727.50-$825.00 per week, depending...more

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The New Wage And Hour Regulations: Is Your Institution in Compliance?

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The long awaited changes to the federal wage and hour regulations were finally released by the Department of Labor (USDOL) on May 18, 2016. The changes, which generally relate to the salary basis amount required for the white...more

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Friendly Reminder: The Computer Employee Exemption

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We recently received a question regarding whether an employer could classify certain IT employees as exempt under the Computer Employee exemption. With the long-awaited final DOL overtime rules for the white collar exemptions...more

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Wage and Hour Basics Series: The "Fee Basis" and the Proposed FLSA Regulations

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As we have discussed in the past, to be eligible for one of the “white collar” exemptions (executive, administrative, or professional) or as a highly compensated employee (HCE), Section 541.600 of the FLSA regulations...more

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Should Employers Be Allowed to Count Nondiscretionary Bonuses Toward the FLSA’s Minimum Salary Threshold? The DOL Wants Your...

As we reported last week in “A Call to Action: The Comment Period on the new Proposed Overtime Regulations Begins,” employers have a limited window of opportunity to submit comments in response to the proposed revisions to...more

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White Collar Overtime Exemption Overhaul May Include Big Increase in Minimum Salary Requirements

Last year, President Obama directed the Department of Labor to review and update its so-called “white collar” overtime and minimum wage exemption regulations. The rules apply to executive, administrative and professional...more

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