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Employers to Face a Choice: Raise Exempt Employees' Pay or Reclassify?

Date:: August 30, 2023

An additional 3.6 million workers who are currently exempt from the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will become eligible for overtime unless their employers raise their salaries, the US Department of Labor (DOL) estimates.

DOL Overtime Rule Coming Soon (No, Really This Time!)

Date:: July 13, 2023

The US Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted a draft overtime rule to the White House for a final review - meaning a proposed rule may be out within the next 100 days.

August 2023 Is Latest Target for DOL's Overtime and Independent Contractor Rules

Date:: June 15, 2023

Further delays are possible. Conversely, there is nothing stopping the DOL from issuing its new rules before August.

Docking Exempt Employees' PTO Not an FLSA Violation, 3rd Circuit Rules

Date:: March 16, 2023

An employer may safely deduct PTO from a salaried employee without violating the FLSA or risking the employee's exempt status, according to a new ruling by the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals.

Supreme Court Finds Highly Compensated Employees Still Entitled to Overtime

Date:: February 22, 2023

Paying employees on a daily basis is incompatible with the overtime exemptions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), even if it results in guaranteed weekly compensation well above the law's minimum, the Supreme Court ruled in Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. v. Hewitt.

DOL Pencils in May 2023 for New Overtime and Independent Contractor Rules

Date:: January 9, 2023

The US Department of Labor (DOL) often misses its target dates, so another delay would not be unusual. Conversely, there is nothing stopping the agency from issuing new rules before May, either.

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Employers to Face a Choice: Raise Exempt Employees' Pay or Reclassify?

DOL Overtime Rule Coming Soon (No, Really This Time!)

August 2023 Is Latest Target for DOL's Overtime and Independent Contractor Rules

Docking Exempt Employees' PTO Not an FLSA Violation, 3rd Circuit Rules

Supreme Court Finds Highly Compensated Employees Still Entitled to Overtime

DOL Pencils in May 2023 for New Overtime and Independent Contractor Rules

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