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Recent Posts in Overtime Laws Category

  • 1.3 Million More Workers Now Qualify for Overtime Pay

    The U.S. Department of Labor increased the minimum salary threshold from $23,660 a year to $35,568, making approximately 1.3 million workers eligible for overtime pay. The increase will take effect on January 1, 2020. The following are the details of the final rule: Increase in the “standard salary level” from $455 to $684 per week (or $35,568 annually for a full-time employee) For highly ...
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  • Should Salaried Workers Receive Overtime Pay?

    When you work on a salary, it’s understood that your job expectations are to be completed within a certain amount of time, namely, a 40-hour work week. In some cases, employees may need to work overtime hours in order to fulfill their duties, but they should receive additional wages in order to compensate them for their time worked. Even salaried employees are entitled to overtime pay, unless they ...
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  • Connectivity Source Potentially Owes Employees Additional Wages in Overtime Pay

    Recently, the Sprint-authorized retailer Connectivity Source was suspected of not paying its employees fair overtime pay . Employees for the company who are eligible for commissions-based pay may be owed additional wages for weeks they worked overtime. The company currently has nearly 200 stores throughout the country, and employees from each location could be included in this developing case. ...
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  • New Overtime Law to Raise Threshold Blocked by TX Federal Judge

    Earlier in the year, the Obama Administration backed and passed a ruling from the Department of Labor (DOL) that would have doubled the minimum threshold for mandatory overtime pay for salaried workers. As the ruling stated, starting December 1 st , 2016, the new threshold would be $47,476 per year, up from $23,660. That has not come into effect, however, and likely will not, due to a federal ...
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  • Wage and Hour Lawsuits Up 450% in 20 Years

    While many employers are getting ready for the massive overtime pay reform law which is set to go into effect in early December, others are likely on the lookout for methods to circumvent the rule due to concerns over drastically higher payroll costs. If a recently released study on wage and hour lawsuits is any indicator, however, employers should be taking this new legislation far more ...
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  • Are Salaried Workers Exempt from Overtime?

    The complexity of federal and state labor laws can leave many workers confused on issues such as salaried work and overtime pay. The employment laws which regulate overtime eligibility are set by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). While the FLSA does not include certain industries such as agricultural workers, most employees (and employers) in the United States are covered by the act. To ...
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  • Tips to Ensure Compliance with the New Federal Overtime Law

    A change to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is set to take effect December 1 st , 2016 which will make an estimated 4.2 million additional salaried American workers eligible to earn overtime pay. The new rule will increase the federal minimum salary level for overtime pay for FLSA-covered workers to $913 per week, or $47,476 per year. While many companies have already commenced preparations ...
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