I remember with fondness the Sonny & Cher song, “The Beat Goes On.” That song could be easily applied to the saga of the USDOL overtime rule, which continues. Although
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Obama-Proposed DOL Overtime Rule Invalidated: Back to Square One
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Well, it finally happened. A Texas federal judge struck down the Obama Administration’s proposed changes to the FLSA overtime regulations, which would have made millions of more people eligible for…
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DOL Appeal on FLSA Exemption Issue Will Be Fast-Tracked
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I blogged about this the other day. Well, the Fifth Circuit has acted with alacrity and has stated that it will hear the USDOL appeal of the lower court injunction…
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DOL Urges Fifth Circuit To Speed Up Its Review of The Lower Court Decision
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The DOL filed an appeal of the lower court’s granting an injunction staying the implementation of the new overtime regulations. Now, as expected, frankly, the agency has requested that the…
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Overtime Rules Enjoined: What Should Employers Do?
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On November 22, 2016, Judge Mazzant of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide injunction against the Department of Labor (DOL) blocking its Final…
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Lawsuits Filed In Effort To Stop New FLSA Salary Levels: An Exercise in Futility?
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For the last several months, I have been talking to and advising clients on strategies to deal with the advent of the new FLSA salary regulations, i.e. the $913 per…
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