Posts tagged with ‘DOL’

  • DOL Proposes New Rule to Increase Minimum Salary Threshold for Exempt Employees

    By Sutton Hague Law Corporation on March 8, 2019
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    On March 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking with the purpose of raising the minimum salary threshold for exempt employees under federal law.   Background   The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) provides an exemption from federal minimum wage and overtime pay requirements for employees in bona fide executive, administrative, professional, and […]
  • Everyone Into the (Tip) Pool!

    By Sutton Hague Law Corporation on April 24, 2018
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    Everyone Into the (Tip) Pool! Congress recently rolled back a 2011 U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) regulation that restricted the scope of employer-required tip pools. The 2011 regulation limited tip pools to employees who “customarily and regularly receive tips” for the work they perform. Under the regulation, waiters, waitresses, bellhops, counter personnel (who serve customers), bussers, and service bartenders could […]
  • 17 DOL Opinion Letters from the George W. Bush Administration Resurface

    By Sutton Hague Law Corporation on January 25, 2018
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    On January 5, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) formally issued 17 Opinion Letters that reproduce verbatim the text of letters that were signed by the administrator of the Wage and Hour Division approximately nine years ago near the end of the George W. Bush Administration but never issued. An Official of the DOL explained that the letters had […]
  • Court Shoots Down Salary Level Test in DOL Overtime Rule

    By Sutton Hague Law Corporation on September 1, 2017
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    The U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) proposed overtime exemption rule suffered another blow today. A Texas federal court granted summary judgment in favor of business groups and States who challenged the new regulations last year. The proposed rule was blocked by a preliminary injunction issued in November 2016, as reported here: https://suttonhague.com/new-overtime-rules-blocked/. The Court found that DOL exceeded its authority […]
  • New Overtime Rules Blocked

    By Sutton Hague Law Corporation on November 23, 2016
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    Today a federal court issued an injunction to block the DOL’s new overtime regulations. The regulations, including the new salary threshold for overtime-exempt employees, were set to go into effect on December 1, 2016. The so-called “White Collar” exemption’s annual salary threshold was to increase from $23,660 to $47,476 under the now-blocked regulations. This SHLC Blog post previously detailed the […]
  • SHLC Quoted in Nevada Press on Overtime Rules

    By Sutton Hague Law Corporation on October 25, 2016
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    Leading Nevada publications continue to quote SHLC in articles on employment law issues. October 24, 2016 edition of the Las Vegas Business Press click here. August 22, 2016 edition Northern Nevada Business Weekly click here.
  • U.S. Dept. of Labor Announces New Overtime Regulations for White Collar Workers

    By Sutton Hague Law Corporation on May 18, 2016
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    Today, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced the final rule that will increase the salary threshold for so-called white collar workers and “highly compensated employees.” DOL originally announced the proposed increase last summer and since that time the details and effective date of the regulatory change have been much anticipated. This SHLC Blog Post from July 2, 2015 discussed […]
  • U.S. DOL Publishes New FMLA Employer Guide

    By Sutton Hague Law Corporation on April 26, 2016
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    The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a new publication – The Employer’s Guide to The Family and Medical Leave Act. Find it here: FMLA Employer Guide 2016