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Timeline of final rule: On September 8, 2023, the US Department of Labor released its proposed rules. As such, the federal agency has a target date of April, 2024 for the enactment of the final rule. The Proposed Rule: The salary threshold would be increased from the current $684 per week ($35,568 per year) to…
Read MoreNew Iowa child labor laws A new law has just taken effect in Iowa relating to child labor laws. The new law allows kids ages 14 and 15 to be able to work until 11:00 PM during the summer. That’s two hours longer than previously allowed. They’ll be able to work until 9:00 PM during…
Read MoreThe Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor just published a bulletin to provide its field staff with detailed guidance for enforcing amendments to the FLSA via the PUMP Act that was signed into law on December 29, 2022. This law requires that employers provide nursing employees with reasonable break time and…
Read MoreAs most of you will recall, in 2016, under the Obama administration, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) increased the salary level required for exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) from $23,660 to $47,476. However, the Obama DOL rule was invalidated by federal courts (because the salary level was so high as to supplant…
Read MoreAs every Employer is aware, there has been a flurry of activity to forestall the implementation of the United States Department of Labor’s new Fair Labor Standards Act White-Collar Exemption Regulations that were scheduled to take effect on Thursday, December 1, 2016. There have been two (2) separate Lawsuits filed in the Texas Federal Courts…
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