On Friday, November 15, 2024, a federal district court in Texas struck down the U.S. Department of Labor’s final rule issued in April 2024 that increased the minimum salary requirements for the Fair Labor Standards Act’s white-collar overtime exemptions. Judge Sean D. Jordan found that the DOL lacked the statutory authority under the FLSA to
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UPDATE – DOL’s New Minimum Salary Requirements for the FLSA’s White-Collar Exemptions Take Effect (For Every Covered Employer Except Texas)
In April, we wrote about the U.S. Department of Labor’s new regulations set to take effect on July 1, 2024. These new regulations significantly increase the minimum salary required for employers to meet the Fair Labor Standards Act’s white-collar overtime exemptions.
A number of legal challenges were filed seeking to block the new regulations…
DOL Issues Final Regulations Raising the Minimum Salary Requirements for the FLSA’s White-Collar Exemptions
On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor issued its Final Rule sharply increasing the minimum salary requirements for the Fair Labor Standards Act’s white-collar overtime exemptions. These changes, if they ultimately take effect, will affect the overtime exemption eligibility for millions of currently exempt employees nationwide.
Background and History
The FLSA’s white-collar exemptions…
Here We Go Again – DOL Proposes Big Increases to the Minimum Salary Requirements for the FLSA’s White-Collar Exemptions
On August 30, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor issued proposed regulations that would sharply increase the minimum salary requirements for the Fair Labor Standards Act’s white-collar overtime exemptions. These proposed regulations, if they take effect, would impact millions of currently exempt employees and create significant compliance issues for many employers.
Background and History
The…
Supreme Court Blocks OSHA COVID-19 Vaccination or Test ETS, Allows Separate Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers to Take Effect
Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court issued hotly anticipated decisions on two federal government vaccine requirements in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
In a 6-3 decision, the Court blocked the Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) that required employees of larger employers (i.e., those…
COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors is Now Blocked Nationwide
Last week, we shared that a federal district court in Kentucky issued a preliminary injunction blocking the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors and subcontractors in all covered contracts in Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee. See Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Biden, No. 3:21-cv-00055 (E.D. Ky. Nov. 30, 2021).
Yesterday, a federal district court…
Court Blocks Federal Contractor COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate in Three States (But Not Pennsylvania)
On November 30, 2021, a federal district court in Kentucky issued a preliminary injunction pausing enforcement of the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors and subcontractors in all covered contracts in Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee. See Commonwealth of Kentucky, et al. v. Biden, No. 3:21-cv-00055 (E.D. KY, Nov. 30, 2021). The decision…
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Widens the Gap Between PA and Federal Overtime Laws, Creating More Compliance Challenges for PA Employers
Last week, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a decision that has broad implications for Pennsylvania employers. The Court’s decision in In Re: Amazon.com, Inc., which can be read here, established two important differences between Pennsylvania’s overtime law and the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). These differences are likely to create significant potential…
Relief for Employers: New Pennsylvania Overtime Exemption Minimum Salary Requirements Repealed in State Budget Deal
We do not often have good news to report for Pennsylvania employers in this blog. The complexities associated with the employment laws, and the costs of non-compliance, continue to increase for employers seemingly with each passing year. Today is one of those rare days when we bring good news.
Late last week, the Republican-controlled Pennsylvania…
EEOC Issues New Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccines
On May 28, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued updated informal guidance on COVID-19 and the federal employment laws that it enforces. This round of guidance focused on COVID-19 vaccines and their intersection with the workplace. With the CDC recently exempting fully vaccinated individuals from masking requirements (except where otherwise required by other federal,…