On August 31, 2017, a federal district judge struck down Obama-era United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) revisions to rules interpreting the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) overtime exemptions. The revisions, known as “the Final Rule,” would have affected executive, administrative, and professional overtime exemptions. The Final Rule was scheduled to take effect on December…
DOL Issues Final Rule: Big Changes to Minimum Salary Requirements for White-Collar Workers After the release of the long-awaited Final Rule from the DOL, the good news is that employers have just over six months before the rule goes into effect, providing them a window to assess current wage and hour practices, particularly as they…