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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. Why should employers care about the proposed changes to highly compensated employees (HCE)?

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Feds increase overtime threshold for 2020

BerniePortal

What HR needs to know about the Department of Labor’s final overtime rule. The Department of Labor has released a final rule increasing the wage threshold for employees eligible for overtime to $35,568 per year, or $684 per week, beginning in 2020.

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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 represents a 50% increase over the current threshold of $23,660, which was established in 2004. 1, 2020, following approval of a final rule the Department of Labor says will make 1.2

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Employment and Labor Law in Armenia

Global People Strategist

The Labor Code of the Republic of Armenia was adopted in 2004 and defines the current labor legislative framework in the country. The employer and employee each reserve the right to end the contract with a three-day written notice. The maximum hours of work, including overtime, should not exceed 12 hours a day and 48 hours a week.

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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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DOL Issues New Proposal on Overtime Exemptions

AssuredPartners

Under the proposal, the minimum salary level for the “white collar” overtime exemptions would increase from $455 to $679 per week ($35,308 per year). The FLSA contains certain exemptions to the overtime payment requirements. On November 22, 2016, however, a federal court ruled that the 2016 final rule was unenforceable.

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New DOL Overtime Regulations Effective January 1, 2020

AssuredPartners

The DOL believes that this update will help maintain the original purpose of the salary level test and will help employers more readily identify exempt employees. The DOL estimates this rule will transfer income from employers to employees in the form of wages by an annualized amount of $298.8 It is estimated that up to 1.3