Now that the new $35,000 per annum overtime rule has been proposed, the commentators have been commenting on the implications. I have read these with great interest. For example, Alexander Passantino, former DOL Wage Hour Division chief, stated that “it just struck me as funny that it’s within $5 per week of the exact midpoint
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New FLSA Exemption Salary Level Set at $35,000
By Mark Tabakman on
We have been waiting for the United States Department of Labor to announce its plan for toning down the overtime rule revisions implemented in the last administration, but stayed by federal courts, and to announce its own proposal. Now, that momentous event has happened—the agency announced yesterday it will set the salary threshold at $35,308…
Yet Another Store Manager FLSA Lawsuit: The Hits Just Keep On Coming
By Mark Tabakman on
When will employers learn? They keep classifying retail Store Managers and Assistant Managers as exempt, when these workers are often misclassified, not intentionally, but because the nature of their duties often tends to undermine the primary duty test and render them non-exempt. Another example is a recent case where Store Managers have been granted conditional…
Another Retail Industry FLSA Collective Action On Misclassification Settles: What Employers Should Do To Be Proactive
By Mark Tabakman on
The retail industry is notoriously prone to FLSA collective action misclassification lawsuits because there are many levels of management, especially so-called lower management, where the employees may/may not discharge actual/true supervisory powers. Another illustration of this principle has resulted in a large dollar settlement that will pay employees known as “sales team managers” a fairly…