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SCOTUS May Change Standard of Proof for FLSA Misclassification Claims
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![Business Groups Sue to Block the New Overtime Rule Increase](https://i0.wp.com/hortonlawfirm.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/shutterstock_516697555-Blocking-man-walking-new-OT-rule-scaled.jpg?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1)
Business Groups Sue to Block the New Overtime Rule Increase
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![U.S. DOL Raised the Salary Threshold for Overtime Pay](https://i0.wp.com/hortonlawfirm.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shutterstock_457040182-unpaid-overtime-blackboard-scaled.jpg?fit=800%2C566&ssl=1)
U.S. DOL Raised the Salary Threshold for Overtime Pay
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![Panera Exempt from CA’s $20/hour Hourly Minimum Wage](https://i0.wp.com/hortonlawfirm.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/shutterstock_1755876026-Bread-scaled.jpg?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1)
Panera Exempt from CA’s $20/hour Hourly Minimum Wage
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![Wage Theft for SC Employees: The Professional Exemption under the FLSA](https://i0.wp.com/hortonlawfirm.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/shutterstock_466927469-unpaid-overtime-scaled.jpg?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1)