On December 1, 2016, the Department of Labor (DOL) will implement changes raising the minimum compensation for exempt employees to $47,476 annually. While salary is just half of a two-part equation that includes a duties test of essential job functions, scrutiny is under way to analyze compensation and find solutions to avoid conflict with the new rule. Why not just have all employees work 40…

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What Employers Need to Know About the Fair Labor Standards Act New Overtime Exemption Rule Tuesday, July 12, 2016 2:00 p.m. ET / 11:00 a.m. PT After a long wait, the Department of Labor (DOL) released revisions to the white collar overtime exemption rules in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Non-exempt, or “overtime eligible,” workers in the United States are entitled to time-and-a-half pay…

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