The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released a long-anticipated final ruling on September 24, 2019, which revises federal overtime regulations. Changes will be effective January 1, 2020, resulting in the eligibility of overtime pay for approximately 1.3 million workers. As many business owners may recall, a similar overtime regulation update was initiated by the Obama[ … ]
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Department of Labor Issues Final Overtime Rule
Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a new overtime-pay exemption trigger, which would make more than one million American workers eligible for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA). On September 24, 2019, the final overtime rule was issued to be effective on January 1, 2020. Below are a[ … ]
DOL overtime rules suspended – What lies ahead?
Many employers have been wrestling with plans to comply with new U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) overtime rules since last May. That’s when the rules were finalized, with a December 1 compliance deadline. Those new rules included raising the minimum salary overtime exemption to $913 per week from $455. A little more than a week[ … ]
