On December 2, one day after filing its appeal of the preliminary injunction blocking its new salary basis regulations, the DOL filed a request for expedited briefing and oral argument in the appeal. The DOL has requested that the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals set an expedited schedule whereby briefing would be complete on
new overtime rules
Did the DOL Salary Basis Regulations Just Get Trumped?
By Justin R. Barnes on
Jackson Lewis Principal Eric Magnus contributed to this post.
The U.S. Department of Labor regulations raising the required salary level for the white collar exemptions (executive, administrative, and professional) under the Fair Labor Standards Act are scheduled to become effective December 1, 2016. Since the results of Tuesday’s election, some employers are considering whether to…
White House To Announce Proposed Revamp To Overtime Regulations
By Noel P. Tripp on
Posted in Department of Labor, Exemptions
As the fight in Congress and the court of public opinion continues with respect to the proposed legislation to raise the federal minimum wage supported by President Obama, the White House is set to commence a new front in the battle this week by announcing broad proposed reforms to the Department of Labor regulations defining…