Although we do not have specifics at this point in time, our information from the Coalition of Franchisee Associations (CFA) and others active in the Nation’s Capital is that work is well underway within the Department of Labor to increase the overtime threshold, the so-called white-collar exemption. You will recall that under President Obama, the…
Read More »In testimony last week before the House Education and Labor Committee, in response to a specific question from California Representative Mark Takano, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh asserted that the current minimum salary is definitely too low. He advised the committee that the Department of Labor (DOL) is currently reviewing the Final Overtime Rule currently in…
Read More »The old phrase “you ain’t seen nothing yet” sprang to mind last week when we learned of an effort by some Congressional democrats to more than double the existing overtime threshold to over $82,000! In a letter to newly installed Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, Representatives Mark Takano (D-CA) and Alma Adams (D-NC) along with Chairman…
Read More »Winning exemption from Pennsylvania overtime requirements recently became that much more difficult when the Pennsylvania Department of Labor (PDOL) published its latest guidance. Effective October 3, 2020, the new guidance increases the minimum weekly salary threshold to be exempt under the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act (PMWA) white-collar exemption to $684 per week (the same as…
Read More »Taking the minimum wage for overtime exemption to a completely new level, the state of Washington adopted an overtime exemption threshold of over $83,000. With the endorsement of Governor Jay Inslee, the state Department of Labor and Industries finalized rules phasing in the new threshold by 2028. Washington State is one of a handful of…
Read More »Although it’s been in the works for years now and you’ve known about the final resolution for quite a few months, we want to remind our readers once again that the new overtime threshold also takes effect with the New Year. Beginning on January 1st, employees paid less than $35,308 on an annual basis must…
Read More »As the calendar gets closer to 2020, it’s important for all small business owners to be aware and prepare for the changes that will come with the New Year. For example, half of the states in the nation have an increase in the minimum wage taking effect as January arrives. Over the course of the…
Read More »When is enough, enough? The Department of Labor under former President Obama increased the overtime threshold, below which all employees are overtime eligible from the current $23,660 to $47,476, only to have that increase thrown out by the federal court. After further review and public comment, the DOL under President Trump split the difference somewhat…
Read More »As we advised a few weeks ago, the Department of Labor has published its proposed new regulation on the overtime threshold, increasing the amount below which all employees must be eligible for overtime pay. DOL has proposed that the threshold salary be set at $35,308 and publication of the rule in the Federal Register (March…
Read More »The Trump administration yesterday released its fall 2018 regulatory roadmap, listing all the rules that the government expects to take action on in the coming months. The two with which we are most concerned of course, the joint employer and overtime exemption rules, are both set to be addressed – and finalized – by the…
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