Employment Law Updates
EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATES New Minimum Salaries for Exempt EmployeesUnder the Fair Labor Standards Act (SLFA), employees with sufficiently high salaries are categorized as “exempt,” meaning they are not entitled to overtime pay. On April 23, the US Department of Labor (DOL) finalized a rule that will increase the minimum salary required to categorize an employee as exempt. Currently, employees who fall under the white-collar exemption (such as administrators, managers, and teachers) must earn a salary of at least $684 per week or $35,568 annually to be considered exempt under the FLSA. Under DOL’s new rule, this minimum salary [...]