On March 7, the Department of Labor released its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking public comment on proposed changes to the minimum salary requirements in the Fair Labor Standards Act’s “white-collar” overtime exemption regulations. If that sounds familiar, the DOL went through this same process back in 2015, only to have that new rule blocked
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Update on New Overtime Regulations: Will We See New State AND Federal White-Collar Overtime Exemption Regulations in 2019?
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As we have been following on this blog, Governor Wolf announced in January 2018 that the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) would propose new regulations under the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act (PMWA) that would modify the PMWA’s overtime and minimum wage exemption requirements for executive, administrative, and professional salaried employees. DLI submitted…
Update on Proposed Changes to Pennsylvania White-Collar Overtime Exemptions
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We have been tracking the status of the proposed changes to the white-collar overtime exemptions in the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act (PMWA) regulations. In January 2018, Governor Wolf announced that the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) would be proposing new regulations to amend the PMWA regulations that govern its overtime and minimum…
Pennsylvania Proposes Big Changes to State Law White-Collar Overtime Exemptions
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Posted in Wage & Hour
Back in January, Governor Wolf announced that the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) would propose new regulations under the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act (PMWA) that would increase the minimum salary requirement for the white-collar overtime exemptions under this law.
The PMWA is the state-law equivalent of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act…
Now It’s Pennsylvania’s Turn – Governor Wolf Announces Proposed Increases to Minimum Salary Requirements for State Law Overtime Exemptions
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Posted in Uncategorized, Wage & Hour
As many will recall, the U.S. Department of Labor issued regulations in May 2016 that would have increased dramatically the minimum salary requirements for the Fair Labor Standards Act’s “white-collar” overtime exemptions. The 2016 FLSA regulations would have more than doubled the minimum weekly salary requirement for most white-collar overtime exemptions from $455 to $913…
Third Circuit Clarifies What Constitutes a Willful Violation of the FLSA
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Posted in Employee Benefits, Wage & Hour
The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes requirements for minimum wages and overtime pay. The FLSA’s requirements can be complex, and employers can face significant liability for unpaid wages and liquidated damages by failing to ensure compliance with its myriad requirements.
The FLSA contains a somewhat unique quirk regarding its statute of limitations. The…
The End is Here (or Near) – District Court Formally Strikes Down 2016 FLSA Overtime Regulations
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Posted in Wage & Hour
On August 31, 2017, Judge Amos L. Mazzant III of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued an order holding that the 2016 Fair Labor Standards Act white-collar overtime exemption regulations were invalid. In November 2016, Judge Mazzant had issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the new FLSA white-collar overtime exemption…
Flurry of Activity by Trump Department of Labor, Including Action on the Enjoined FLSA Overtime Exemption Regulations
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Posted in Wage & Hour, Workplace Trends
On April 27, 2017, the Senate confirmed R. Alexander Acosta as the Secretary of Labor. More than four months after President Trump took office, the U.S. Department of Labor finally had a new leader.
In the ten weeks since Secretary Acosta took office, the DOL has been very busy, with a number of important actions…
Pennsylvania Law Allowing Employer Use of Payroll Debit Cards Takes Effect May 4
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Posted in Wage & Hour
As we previously noted, the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed a law in November that amends the Pennsylvania Banking Code to permit the use of payroll debit cards, with certain conditions. The law brought welcome clarity to this murky issue by authorizing formally the payment of employee wages via debit card and setting forth the requirements…
Whatever Happened to Those New FLSA Overtime Regulations? A Status Update
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Posted in Wage & Hour
For much of 2016, employers and HR professionals were focused on preparing for the new Fair Labor Standards Act white-collar overtime exemption regulations. The Department of Labor issued the final regulations on May 18, 2016, with an effective date of December 1, 2016.
As you may remember, the new regulations more than doubled the minimum…