On January 5, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL) issued Opinion Letter FLSA2026-1, addressing whether a ...

Wage and Hour Division welcomed the new year by issuing six new opinion letters on January 5, 2026 — four regarding the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and two regarding the Family and Medical Leave ...

Generally, employees may only be considered exempt from the FLSA’s overtime requirements if they perform specific job duties — i.e., meet a “duties test” — and are paid on a salary basis at a rate of ...

The United States Department of Labor (DOL) just rang in 2026 with six new opinion letters addressing various employer ...

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The U.S. Department of Labor announced a change to the criteria for determining employees’ status as nonexempt (paid bi-weekly) or exempt (paid monthly) under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This ...

To qualify for exemption, employees generally must meet all the following tests: Duties Test - The employee's job duties must primarily involve executive, administrative or professional duties as ...

Like most major federal regulatory shifts, the next step for the U.S. Department Labor’s updated overtime rule — announced yesterday — is a 60-day period during which DOL will take public comments ...

We are writing to update you on a change to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) that affects overtime pay exemption criteria. Effective July 1, 2024, the minimum salary required for an employee to ...

On April 23, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued the final rule to change the overtime pay regulations under the FLSA. The changes impact the salary threshold, which will increase from $35,568 ...

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