As overtime rule effective date approaches, DOL seeks to expedite lawsuit challenge
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 24, 2024
With the July 1 effective date of the new federal overtime rule looming, the Department of Labor has petitioned a Texas court to expedite discovery in a lawsuit seeking to block the rule.
Overtime rule sometimes applies to ‘highly paid’ workers, Supreme Court rules
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 24, 2023
The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that, under certain circumstances, “highly paid” employees can be eligible for overtime pay if they are paid daily rather than on a salaried basis.
Supreme Court agrees to hear case determining employer burden of proof regarding overtime pay
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 18, 2024
The Supreme Court said Monday that it will hear a case to determine where the burden of proof lies for an employer claiming to be exempt from paying overtime pay to employees who work more than 40 hours...
Paid time off is fringe benefit unrelated to salary, court rules
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 07, 2023
An employer was victorious when an appellate court recently ruled that paid time off is a fringe benefit that is not related to salary.
Proposed overtime rule slated for May publication
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 19, 2023
The Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division’s proposed overtime rule will be published in May, according to the Fall 2022 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions published earlier this...
Legislation, lawsuits aim to block overtime rule from taking effect
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 07, 2024
Republican-backed legislation introduced this week in both houses of Congress under the Congressional Review Act, if passed, would block the federal overtime rule from going into effect on July 1.
Millions more salaried employees would be eligible for overtime pay under federal bill
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 31, 2023
Millions more salaried American workers would be eligible for overtime pay when they work more than 40 hours a week under a bill reintroduced Wednesday by Democratic legislators in both bodies of Congress
Republican senators introduce joint resolution calling for overtime rule repeal
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 20, 2024
Republican Sens. Tommy Tuberville (AL) and Mike Braun (IN) on Monday introduced a joint resolution under the Congressional Review Act that if passed would repeal the federal overtime rule set to go into...