Tag: Overtime Rule Update

Millions More U.S. Workers Eligible for Overtime Under Final DOL Rule

By Kristin Simpsen, McAfee & Taft Jul 9, 2024 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jul 9, 2024

Over the past seven years, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has attempted to increase the number of exempt employees who are eligible for overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). On April 23, 2024, the DOL announced a final rule regarding the salary threshold required to exempt a salaried executive, administrative, or professional […]

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Proposed OT Rule Calls for Fresh Look at Worker Classification

By Tammy Binford Mar 14, 2019 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Mar 14, 2019

Now that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed a new rule affecting overtime eligibility—a rule that is more likely to be implemented than the department’s previous attempt—it’s time for employers to begin studying how they classify their employees so they’ll know whether pay raises or classification changes will be in order when a […]

DOL Readies for Another Try on New Overtime Rule

By Tammy Binford Oct 22, 2018 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Oct 22, 2018

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is on its way to issuing a new rule to determine what workers are eligible for overtime pay, and employers are expected to see a salary threshold higher than the one that’s been in place since 2004 but considerably lower than the one previously sought.