JD Supra

DOL Affirms Employer Discretion To Classify Learned Professionals as Nonexempt

On January 5, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL) issued Opinion Letter FLSA2026-1, addressing whether a ...
JD Supra

DOL Increases to Exempt Employee Salary Requirements will Impact Employers Regardless of Legal Challenges

On April 23, 2024, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced a final rule (the “Rule”) increasing the salary threshold employers must pay to most exempt workers. Given the anticipated litigation over ...
The Monterey County Herald

Sara Boyns, Workplace Law: Exempt employee salary requirements

Question: I heard the Department of Labor changed the salary threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay. Does this mean some of my California employees are now exempt from overtime pay ...
Inc

If You Were Nervous About the Salary Exemption Minimum Jumping to $55,068 a Year, Don’t Be. A Texas Federal Judge Just Quashed It

Last spring, the Department of Labor announced the minimum salary required for an employee to be considered salaried exempt would jump up from $684 per week to $1,059 per week, or $55,068 per year.
HR Dive

Judge rejects employer’s argument that DOL’s FLSA salary test is illegal

The U.S. Department of Labor has the legal authority to use a “salary test” as part of its Fair Labor Standards Act regulations when determining whether white-collar employees are exempt from the ...
The National Law Review

SCOTUS: Daily Rate Doesn’t Satisfy FLSA’s Salary Basis Test for Exemption, Even If It’s Huge!

We collaborate with the world's leading lawyers to deliver news tailored for you. Sign Up for any (or all) of our 25+ Newsletters. Some states have laws and ethical rules regarding solicitation and ...
Reuters

Court weighs US Labor Department's power to use salary test for overtime pay exemption

Aug 7 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court panel on Wednesday sharply questioned both sides in a fast-food franchise operator's challenge to the U.S. Department of Labor's longstanding practice of using ...