The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL) recently issued Opinion Letter FLSA2026-4, shedding light on key ...

The United States Department of Labor (DOL) just rang in 2026 with six new opinion letters addressing various employer ...

The new rules likely will open the door for millions of employees to receive overtime pay as a result of a significant raise in the minimum salary required for employers to classify them exempt. Any ...

For employers, this decision provides a clearer roadmap for defending against overtime claims from high-earning employees.

On April 23, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued the final rule to change the overtime pay regulations under the FLSA. The changes impact the salary threshold, which will increase from $35,568 ...

Robert Quackenboss is a partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP. Tyler Laughinghouse is an associate at the firm. On Nov. 5, the U.S. Supreme Court will take up a wage and hour case, E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v.

The IRS has released a set of FAQs to answer questions about eligibility, reporting, and limits for the new, temporary ...

On November 15, 2024, a federal judge in the Eastern District Court of Texas ruled to strike down the Biden Administration’s Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime final rule. The ruling strikes ...

A majority of U.S. Supreme Court justices may be receptive to a food wholesaler’s stance that employers need not show “clear and convincing evidence” to demonstrate that the Fair Labor Standards Act’s ...

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To qualify for exemption, employees generally must meet all the following tests: Duties Test - The employee's job duties must primarily involve executive, administrative or professional duties as ...