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As readers may recall, the Obama administration issued new Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) overtime rules that required employers to pay overtime to employees earning less than $913 per week, which amounts to $47,476 annually. This new rule, scheduled to… Continue Reading →
A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas entered a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the Department of Labor’s (DOL) new overtime rules from taking effect on December 1, 2016. As has been widely discussed,… Continue Reading →
Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) unveiled its final rule revising the overtime standards under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA or the Act). The revised overtime rule will likely impact all local governments’ wage and overtime practices…. Continue Reading →