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The 2016 #FLSA Overtime Changes: What #HR Needs to Know

HR Bartender

Department of Labor (DOL) about changes to the overtime rule in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA.) Last summer, I spoke with Jonathan Segal , a partner with the law firm Duane Morris LLP regarding the proposed overtime rule changes to the minimum weekly salary requirement and the primary duty test.

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Steps to take ahead of possible DOL change in exempt salary qualifications

Business Management Daily

The Department of Labor may soon release proposed regulations raising the salary employees must earn to remain exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act. The current weekly salary is $684 a week or $35,568 a year. Why: Final regulations issued in 2016 almost doubled the salary threshold and were thrown out by a federal court.

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Moving from Salaried to Hourly – Ask #HR Bartender

HR Bartender

Department of Labor issued a ruling this summer that changed the overtime rules under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA.) The new rules go into effect on December 1, 2016. Some of those changes involve converting salaried employees to hourly status. Until now, I was salaried exempt. I am an employee.

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Overtime: What Proposed DOL Overtime Exemption Could Mean For Employers?

HR Digest

Raises the salary threshold from $455 per week ($23,660 per year) to $679 per week ($35,308 per year). On March 7, 2019, the US Department of Labor (DOL) released a proposal to update the overtime rules under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). million Americans who work more than 40 hours a week eligible for overtime pay.

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Proposed 2015 DOL Overtime Rule Change: What #HR Needs to Know

HR Bartender

Department of Labor (DOL) published its proposed changes to the overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The overtime rule changes are significant and fall into two categories: salary basis and primary duties test. Today we’re going to cover the salary basis part of the proposal.

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Overtime threshold rising to $35,568 on Jan. 1

Business Management Daily

The white-collar overtime threshold will increase to $35,568 on Jan. million more Americans eligible for overtime pay. The new threshold means exempt administrative, executive and professional employees will be eligible for overtime pay as long as they don’t earn more than $35,568 per year. That equals weekly pay of $684.

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#FLSA Changes: How to Tell Employees They’re Moving from Salary to Hourly

HR Bartender

A few weeks ago, I answered a question from a reader about converting from salary to hourly status as a result of the upcoming changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA.) So here are a few things to consider when it comes time to talk with employees about the changes and requirements of moving from salary to hourly. Don’t delay.

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