On March 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor released new proposed rules regarding FLSA overtime exemptions. The 2019 overtime rule differs substantially from the one pursued by the Obama administration in 2016. The $35,000 threshold falls almost exactly between the current federal requirement ($23,660) and the 2016 proposal ($47,476). The DOL has not proposed … Read more
Several common FLSA overtime exemptions require that employees be paid on a salary basis. A salary usually refers to a fixed amount of compensation that an employee receives regularly. But, for FLSA purposes, paying employees on a salary basis is more complicated than just that. Minimum Wage & Overtime Exemptions The FLSA is a federal … Read more
The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) covers most employers in the United States. It requires them to pay minimum wage and overtime to most employees, subject to some exceptions. In addition to the general “White Collar” exemptions, the FLSA also establishes some industry or job-specific exemptions. One of these is the “motor carrier exemption” … Read more