On December 1, 2016, the new Department of Labor (DOL) regulations, known as the "Final Rule”, went into effect and now dictates overtime pay and "exempt" employees’ status.
The Final Rule has now changed the employee classification of approximately 4.2 million workers nationwide for overtime pay by automatically qualifying them as "non-exempt" employees. And in California, the DOL now requires all employers to adjust their policies with the "Final Rule."