I suspect you have all heard by now, but on September 5, 2017, Judge Mazzant of the Eastern District of Texas declared the proposed overtime overhaul regulations to be invalid. As a result, the minimum salary levels remain as before the revisions -$23,600 annually, or $455 per week. For highly compensated employees, the amount will
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Overtime Rule Comment Period Gathers Over 12,000 Comments In 1 Week – 11,930+ Are the Same Comment
On July 26, 2017, the Department of Labor asked the public for comments concerning revisions to the overtime rules. Only a week later, the DOL has received over 12,000 comments. However, it appears a move is underway whereby individuals are cutting and pasting the same statement literally thousands of times. It appears an individual posted…
DOL Asks For Public Comments Regarding New Overtime Regulations
The United States Department of Labor officially published its Request for Information (RFI 1235-AA20); Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees, today. In doing so, the DOL expressly acknowledged many employer’s concerns that the previously-set salary threshold of $913 per week was too high, it inappropriately excluded too…
Department of Labor Publishing Overtime Overhaul Request for Information on July 26, 2017
The United States Department of Labor announced today that, as indicated in the 5th Circuit Appeal recently, it will be publishing a new Request for Information (RFI) concerning the overtime regulations (technically, “Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees”) tomorrow. The July 26, 2017 RFI will seek public…
Spring Cleaning Tip #3 – Prepare For The Worst! A DOL Audit…
The old adage is right on – prepare for the worst and hope for the best. In this case, my spring cleaning tip #3 is to review your policies, practices and records as if the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) were to investigate your business practices tomorrow. A few issues I’ve dealt with (a lot)…
U.S. Department of Labor Issues New Fact Sheet for Treatment of Bonuses for Exempt White Collar Employees
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has recently issued a new Fact Sheet – Treatment of Bonuses for Exempt White Collar Employees. As with any fact sheet, the sole purpose is to attempt to make its unclear regulations clear, without changing or interpreting the regulations. That being said, they are often helpful (though also…