As we previously discussed here, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) recently changed the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA’s or the Act’s) Salary Level and Salary Basis tests for the white collar exemptions to the Act’s overtime requirement. Effective Dec. 1, 2016, employees must be paid at least $47,476 annually and $913 per
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What the New Final White Collar FLSA Regulations Mean for California Employers
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Posted in Department of Labor, FLSA
As it really is not in the GT California Labor and Employment Group’s interest for this to be the final straw that causes national employers to throw up their hands in surrender and decamp from California, we offer an interim planning guide for developing the 2017 payroll budget. The larger import of the FLSA regulations…
Final Rule Change to FLSA Salary and Salary Basis Tests for Overtime Exemption
By Greenberg Traurig on
Posted in Department of Labor, FLSA
On May 18, 2016, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) unveiled new overtime regulations that represent the largest change in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in over two-decades. The final version of the new FLSA rule will increase the salary threshold from $23,660 annually ($455/week) to $47,476 annually ($913/week) for a worker to…