What happened. Exempt employees, because of their rate of pay and type of work that they do, are not eligible for overtime pay for hours worked over 40 in a workweek. Non-exempt employees must be paid time and a half for any hours worked more than 40 in a workweek. On September 24, the Department of Labor announced a final rule changing the salary-test for determining whether an employe...
One threshold in determining whether an employee is non--exempt or exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is the earnings threshold. Currently, FLSA Regulations (promulgated by the U.S. Department of Labor) state that employees earning less than $23,600 per year ($455 per week) are nonexempt while Employees who earn more than $100,000 per year are almost certainly exempt.
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has published a final rule adjusting for inflation the civil monetary penalties assessed for violations of a number of federal labor laws. The increases generally apply to civil penalties assessed after January 13, 2017, whose associated violations occurred after November 2, 2015.
Key Penalty Increases
Penalty increases that may be of particular...
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