Department of Labor Final Rule on Overtime Exemption

Specifically, the final rule sets into motion increases in the salary threshold that must be met for a position even to be potentially exempt.

Currently, to be exempt from federal overtime requirements under the FLSA, a white-collar worker must – in addition to satisfying the applicable ...

On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor issued final regulations updating the minimum salary threshold for employees to be ...

The DOL estimates that, in the first year after the new rule takes effect, approximately three million American workers exempt from overtime ...

The DOL projected that millions of U.S. workers will forfeit their exempt status under the final rule that increases the minimum salaries in two ...

The Department of Labor is updating and revising the regulations issued under the Fair Labor Standards Act implementing the exemptions from ...

On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a final rule updating the federal exemptions from minimum wage and overtime pay ...

On Tuesday, the Department of Labor issued its final rule modifying the standards for classifying employees as exempt from the overtime ...

The DOL's final rule increases the minimum salary requirement but does not change the duties tests required for classifying employees as exempt.

Effective July 1, 2024, the final rule increases the minimum salary threshold from $35,568 (or $684 per week) to $43,888 (or $844 per week), ...

In April 2024, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) released a final rule that will increase the minimum salary amount required to be ...

On April 23, 2024, DOL issued a final rule to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime regulations. The FLSA requires employers to pay ...

On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued its final rule on “Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, ...

On July 1, 2024, the first phase of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)'s updated overtime rule went into effect, raising the minimum salary ...

On July 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor's final rule increasing the standard salary threshold for overtime exemption went into effect.

Just today, the DOL issued a final rule that raises the salary threshold for exempt employees once again. Under the newly issued rule ...

... overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act ... Department of Labor Issues Final Rule on Salary Threshold to Qualify for Overtime.

The new rule has raised the salary level required to meet the exemption but left the salary basis and duties tests unchanged. It also increased ...

To be considered exempt from overtime pay under the FLSA, an employee must (i) meet a duties test, (ii) be paid on a salary basis, and (iii) be ...

Additionally, the FLSA exempts highly compensated employees (HCE). To qualify for the HCE exemption, employees must meet the minimum salary ...