On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued its final rule increasing the salary level for certain professional employees to be properly classified as exempt from federal overtime ...

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Any day now, the Department of Labor is expected to issue new rules proposing changes to the "white-collar" overtime pay exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The new rules likely will open ...

The financial risk of non-compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is escalating for businesses across the country ...

A majority of U.S. Supreme Court justices may be receptive to a food wholesaler’s stance that employers need not show “clear and convincing evidence” to demonstrate that the Fair Labor Standards Act’s ...

On November 15, 2024, a federal judge in the Eastern District Court of Texas ruled to strike down the Biden Administration’s Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime final rule. The ruling strikes ...

To qualify for exemption, employees generally must meet all the following tests: Duties Test - The employee's job duties must primarily involve executive, administrative or professional duties as ...

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FLSA-exempt employees classified as Level 1 must complete the Compensatory Time Worksheet for Level 1 FLSA-Exempt Employees when they are directed to report to campus when classes and activities have ...

The new rules likely will open the door for millions of employees to receive overtime pay as a result of a significant raise in the minimum salary required for employers to classify them exempt. Any ...