Articles Discussing Overtime Exemptions Under The FLSA.

The issue of the proper application of the highly compensated employee exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), as it applies to employees paid on a “day-rate” basis in the oil and gas industry, has been a hotly debated issue in recent years, especially in the Fifth Circuit Court

Will the DOL again seek to raise the minimum salary level for exempt “white collar” employees?

In testimony before the House Education and Labor Committee on June 10, 2011, Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh stated that the Department of Labor (DOL) is reviewing a Final Rule issued during the Trump

In April 2020, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that paying an employee a set amount for each day he works (i.e. on a “day rate” basis) does not satisfy the “salary basis” component required to qualify as overtime-exempt under the Fair

On August 31, 2020, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued four opinion letters, one of which, Opinion Letter FLSA2020-11, addressed whether certain employees in the oilfield services industry were exempt from the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The specific

Upon further reflection, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has determined that paying an employee a set amount for each day that he works (i.e. on a “day rate” basis) does not satisfy the “salary basis” component required to qualify as overtime-exempt under the

Upholding a jury verdict in favor of the defendant “black car” (limousine service) company, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit concluded that the plaintiff-employee was properly classified as overtime-exempt under both the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and New York Labor Law (NYLL). Suarez v. Big Apple

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Final Rule changing the “white collar” overtime requirements takes effect January 1, 2020. What’s your plan to be in compliance by the deadline? Do you want to make changes but need more guidance? Will you be dealing with overtime compliance while juggling open enrollment?

As explained in “It’s About Time: New Overtime Rule Effective January 1, 2020,” the US Department of Labor finally released its highly anticipated changes to the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This rule, which goes into effect on January 1, 2020, will make more employees eligible for overtime because it updates the minimum salary thresholds necessary to exempt certain employees from the FLSA’s minimum wage and overtime pay requirements, as it will:

You don’t need to be an Earth, Wind, and Fire fan to realize September had all the elements necessary to make for a memorable month of developments concerning the minimum wage, tips, and overtime.

Earlier this week, the US Department of Labor (DOL) finally released its highly anticipated changes to the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Labor issued its final rule concerning overtime exemptions. The rule increases the salary threshold for employees exempt under the executive, administrative, and professional exemptions (the “white collar exemptions”) from $455 per week (or $23,660 annually) to $684 per week (or $35,568 annually).

Today, the United States Department of Labor issued its final rule increasing the minimum salary for a worker to be exempt from overtime compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), effective January 1, 2020.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a new Final Rule updating the minimum salary requirements for the “white collar” (executive, administrative, and professional) overtime exemptions. The new rule goes into effect on January 1, 2020.

On Tuesday of this week, the U.S. Department of Labor announced the final version of its overtime exemption rule, raising the annual salary threshold workers need to meet to qualify for the “white collar” exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act to $35,568, or $684 per week. The final rule updates the FLSA’s overtime exemptions for executive, administrative and professional workers and replaces a rule finalized by the department in 2016 that is currently enjoined.

Today, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced its Final Rule updating the salary thresholds for the executive, administrative, and professional exemptions, as well as the highly compensated employees exemption, under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”).