This edition of Employment Flash looks at developments
in labor and employment law, including with respect to minimum
salary thresholds for the DOL's new overtime rule, the
EEOC's collection of compensation data for increased pay
transparency, an NLRB ruling that unions may not force nonmembers
to pay for lobbying activities, and New York City's new rules
prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity or gender
expression.
DOL Sets New FLSA Exemption Salary Thresholds
On March 7, 2019, the Wage and Hour Division of the Department
of Labor (DOL) issued a new overtime rule that raises the minimum
salary thresholds for exemption from the minimum wage and overtime
pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The new
rule, scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2020, raises the
minimum salary threshold from $23,660 to $35,308 for the
"white collar" exemptions (i.e., for executive,
administrative and professional employees) and from $100,000
