All Items: Overtime

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.
Long Week, Short Pay, No Go, Says Appellate Court

Date:

May 22, 2023

As the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling in Thompson v. Regions Security Services illustrates, employers may not evade federal overtime requirements by decreasing employees' regular rate of pay as the length of their workweek increases.
Maryland Legislature Proposes 4-Day Work Week Subsidy

Date:

February 6, 2023

Maryland employers that participate in a first-of-its-kind pilot program could receive a significant tax credit if they allow employees to reduce their work to four days per week without any reduction in pay.
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.
DOL Plans to Propose Overtime Rules in October

Date:

June 27, 2022

The new Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) rules are expected to raise the minimum salary for most overtime-exempt employees and possibly update the duties tests as well.
Warehouse and Logistics Industries Targeted for DOL Enforcement

Date:

February 11, 2022

The DOL has announced an initiative to enforce warehouse and logistic workers' wages and workplace rights. The agency also will use education and outreach to increase compliance and reduce industry violations.

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All Items: Overtime

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

Long Week, Short Pay, No Go, Says Appellate Court

Maryland Legislature Proposes 4-Day Work Week Subsidy

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

DOL Plans to Propose Overtime Rules in October

Warehouse and Logistics Industries Targeted for DOL Enforcement

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