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Employee Classification, Overtime, And The Final Rule

Posted by Tristan Ruhland on Dec 6, 2016 9:00:00 AM

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."

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Topics: overtime pay, california labor laws, employee classification, employee lawsuits, DOL, exempt employees

Overtime Overview: The FSLA Final Rule

Posted by Tristan Ruhland on Nov 24, 2016 9:00:00 AM

The Department of Labor (DOL) published its Final Rule earlier this year which updated overtime regulations.

Beginning December 1, 2016, the Rule will automatically extend overtime pay protections to over 4 million workers within the first year of implementation.

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Topics: overtime pay, labor law compliance, payroll compliance, labor law, DOL, fsla

Labor Law Update: Overtime Exemption

Posted by Tristan Ruhland on Nov 17, 2016 9:00:00 AM

The federal government's labor law update regarding overtime exemption will go into effect in less than two weeks. Are you prepared?

On May 18, 2016, President Obama and Department of Labor Secretary Perez announced the publication of the Department of Labor’s (DOL) final rule updating the overtime regulations. The updated rule will become effective on December 1, 2016 and will automatically extend overtime pay eligibility to as many as 4.2 million workers within its first year.

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Topics: HR compliance, overtime pay, employee classification, payroll compliance, DOL, fsla

DOL's New 'White Collar' Labor Law Rules Challenged

Posted by Tristan Ruhland on Oct 20, 2016 9:00:00 AM

The Department of Labor’s new salary test for exempt employees goes into effect on December 1st. It will raise the salary level to qualify for certain white collar overtime exemptions. But will it be blocked now?

It might be if the two lawsuits filed in September 20 don’t delay or outright stop the rules from taking effect.

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Topics: HR compliance, labor law compliance, hourly, payroll compliance, labor law, DOL, salary

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