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

Purdue is subject to and manages its compensation program in compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The FLSA establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment ...

Wage and Hour Division welcomed the new year by issuing six new opinion letters on January 5, 2026 — four regarding the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and two regarding the Family and Medical Leave ...

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.

Federal judges questioned Wednesday whether the U.S. Department of Labor’s salary basis test for determining overtime pay eligibility under the Fair Labor Standards Act exceeds the statutory authority ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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