Seyfarth Synopsis: The United
States Department of Labor (DOL) released its final overtime rule
on Tuesday, September 24, 2019, increasing the minimum salary level
for exempt status to $35,568 per year for a full-time employee
under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) effective January
1, 2020. But California employers must meet higher minimum salary
requirements and other nuances that employers subject only to the
FLSA need not.
Game On!
On Tuesday, the DOL released its final overtime rule, increasing the minimum
salary threshold for exemption from overtime under the FLSA to
$35,568 per year. According to the DOL, an estimated 1.3 million
American workers currently classified as exempt under the FLSA must
begin receiving overtime pay based on current pay rates. Thus,
employers should take stock of the potentially newly eligible
receivers on their roster to be prepared for the blitz: the
final rule is effective January 1, 2020.
