With the minimum guaranteed salary requirement for the most common Fair Labor Standards Act exemptions being raised from $23,660 to $35,568, effective January 1, 2020, under a final rule issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), now seems like an opportune time to review some of the FLSA requirements so often unintentionally tripped over
DOL Issues Proposed Rule for Tipped Employees
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking with changes to regulations regarding tips under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 (CAA).
What’s the Federal Law as It Currently Stands?
The FLSA currently permits employers to take a credit towards the minimum wage
Long Time Coming for Overtime Overhaul: DOL Issues New Exemption Threshold
Today, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division issued a final rule regarding the threshold amount of salary necessary to exempt an employer from the obligation to pay overtime. The threshold since 2004 was $455 per week or $23,660 per year. The new rule raises that level to $684 per week or $35,568 per