It has finally happened! The USDOL has announced that it is setting the new exempt salary threshold for the “white collar” exemptions at about $35,000, about $700 per week. The
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Democrats Now Want White Collar Exemption Salary Level to Be Much Higher
By Mark Tabakman on
I blogged last week about the back and forth on the new USDOL proposed salary threshold for exempt status, at approximately $35,000 per year. Well, the Democrats have now spoken…
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Differing Views on New Salary Level for Exempt Status Set By USDOL: No Surprises Here
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Now that the USDOL has established $35,000 per year as the new threshold for exempt status, several groups have already taken shots at that new salary level. The deadline for…
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Case Interpreting FLSA Highly Compensated Exemption Takes Interesting Slant
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There has not been much litigation over the HCE, the so-called Highly Compensated Employee exemption under the FLSA. Recently, an interesting case explored the issue of whether commission payments can…
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The Beat Goes On for the New USDOL Overtime Rule
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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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Where Is The New OT Rule? Somewhere…
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The attorneys for the USDOL advised the federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that the agency does intend to revise the currently pending changes to the overtime regulations. The lawyers…
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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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Business Groups Want Fast Hearing On DOL Changes: Hope They Get It!
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I blogged about this a short time ago. More than fifty (50) business groups requested that a US District Court Judge render a fast decision in the case involving the…
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Comments on DOL Exemption Proposals Illustrate Great Divide
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The 60-day comment period closed on September 4, 2015 for the USDOL’s proposed (and for employers, controversial) overtime changes. There were an amazing 250,000 comments submitted and this highlights the…
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The New FLSA Exemption Salary Proposal: It Don’t Worry Me!
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The news is out that the US Department of Labor has (finally) proposed the long-awaited revisions of the FLSA regulations. In a bold initiative, the agency proposed to raise the…
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