The U.S. Department of Labor’s new regulation–raising the salary threshold for exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act–went into effect yesterday, July 1, 2024. This means that companies across the country must increase the amount of... read more
For FLSA misclassification claims, a key issue is the burden of proof. When companies hire new employees, the company will determine whether the employee is entitled to overtime pay for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek (this is called “non-exempt”)... read more
As I wrote a few weeks ago, the U.S. Department of Labor has issued a new rule that would increase the salary threshold for an overtime exemption up to $58,656, or $1,128 a week. I noted in that blog post that I expected business groups to oppose the new regulation by... read more
Pursuant to a new rule issued by the U.S. Department of Labor last week, the DOL has raised the salary threshold for overtime pay. (I wrote about the proposed rule back in September 2023, which you can read about here.) Effective July 1, 2024, an employee must be paid... read more
While federal law sets the minimum wage for covered employees in the U.S., states are free to set a higher a minimum wage for their own citizens. South Carolina, for its part, doesn’t have a separate hourly minimum wage, which means that the federal minimum wage... read more
Let’s talk about the professional exemption under the FLSA! After all, what better way to start 2024 than to delve into the nitty gritty of regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act? Quick Refresher on Exemptions under the FLSA So, one common example of... read more