Last June, the U.S. Department of Labor published proposed
changes to federal overtime regulations.
We discussed it last year, and Duane Morris analyzed them in
detail
last July.
On May 18, 2016, the Department of Labor published its Final
Rule for purposes of distinguishing between overtime-eligible
employees and those "white collar" employees (i.e.,
executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and
computer employees) who may be exempt from the minimum wage and
overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Currently, the rules provide that employers do not have to pay
overtime to certain employees earning more than $455 per week, or
$23,660 per year. The Final Rule doubles that threshold to $913 per
week, or $47,476 per year. As a result, employers will be required
to pay overtime to more workers.
