Reversing the D.C. Circuit’s 2013 opinion, the Supreme Court today held that the U.S. Department of Labor did not violate the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) when, in 2010, it issued its Administrator’s Interpretation stating that mortgage loan officers generally do not qualify for the administrative exemption without first affording the public the opportunity for
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Court Upholds DOL’s “Administrative Interpretation” Concerning FLSA Status of Loan Officers
By Noel P. Tripp on
Posted in Department of Labor, Exemptions
Following the DOL’s controversial 2010 Administrative Interpretation concluding that the administrative exemption to overtime does not apply to mortgage loan officers, numerous industry responses followed, including a Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) lawsuit challenging the Interpretation. The MBA suit was initiated pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and sought a court ruling that the DOL…