New Overtime Rule to be Published in the Federal Register
April 16, 2024 1:44 pmAs most employers know, employees are paid differently based on status: exempt employees and nonexempt employees. Exempt employees are generally... Read More
Tag Archive: Overtime Rule
DOL Issues Proposed New Overtime Rule
August 31, 2023 8:05 pmOn Wednesday August 30th, the Department of Labor issued a proposed rule to increase the threshold for salaried workers to... Read More
New Government Rules Affecting your Business
August 14, 2023 1:55 pmThe Biden Cabinet and other federal agencies are moving forward to act prior to the upcoming election to enact some... Read More
DOL Increases Exemption Salary Thresholds
October 7, 2019 1:40 pmThe U.S. Department of Labor recently issued its Final Rule regarding new salary thresholds that will apply to certain exempt white-collar employees starting January 1, 2020. Current thresholds were last updated in 2004, and the new regulations more closely reflect growth in employee earnings, including increasing minimum wage requirements.
Breaking: DOL Proposes New Overtime Rule
March 8, 2019 2:37 pmOn Thursday March 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced the proposal of a new overtime rule. According to the DOL press release, this rule would now make over 1 million American workers eligible for overtime. The new proposal would raise the salary threshold starting on January 1, 2020 to $679 per week, or roughly $35,308 annually. Currently, the salary threshold is at $455 per week or roughly $23,660 annually. The current salary threshold has been in place since 2004.