Overtime Rule Reaches White House, Set to Go Through Review

​The long-anticipated proposed rule to update overtime regulations has arrived at the White House and is pending review, the White House Office of Management and Budget said on its website last week,... Read more »

Proposed Overtime Rule Pushed Back to August

?The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced in the spring regulatory agenda that it will issue the proposed overtime rule in August. But regulatory agendas are the agencies’ predictions of when... Read more »

Delay in Anticipated Overtime Final Rule Explained

?The anticipated proposed rule on overtime has been in a holding pattern while Congress considers leadership nominations to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), said Robert Boonin, an attorney with Dykema in... Read more »

Lawsuit Tests DOL’s Authority Regarding Overtime Rule

?An ongoing lawsuit in federal district court is challenging whether the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) can apply a salary requirement for workers who are exempt from overtime. The DOL defended its... Read more »

Will Legislation Affect the Anticipated Proposed Overtime Rule?

?A bill that would hike the overtime salary threshold to more than $80,000 by 2027 and have annual automatic updates may have little impact on the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) anticipated... Read more »

Questions Remain About Anticipated Proposed Overtime Rule

?This spring, employers are expecting to learn about the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) proposed changes to the overtime rule. It’s anyone’s guess how high the DOL may want to raise the... Read more »

Supreme Court Rules in Overtime Case Involving Highly Paid Employees

?A highly compensated employee is eligible for overtime pay, the Supreme Court ruled today in a case that clarifies when highly paid employees are exempt from overtime pay. In Helix Energy Solutions... Read more »

How to Handle Overtime, Meal Break and Other Wage and Hour Crises

?Some workplace crises blow up instantaneously, exploding onto the scene with immediacy and urgency that can take one’s breath away. Wage and hour liability is different. It lurks below the surface, sometimes... Read more »

Secretary of Labor Expected to Resign

Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh is expected to resign to become head of the National Hockey League (NHL) Players’ Association, according to news reports.  When Walsh, former mayor of Boston, was selected... Read more »

Proposed Overtime Rule Scheduled to Be Published in May

?On Jan. 4, the Biden administration released its long-awaited Fall 2022 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. The proposed overtime rule will be published in May, according to the agenda. Typically, these... Read more »
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