Auto dealerships employ a wide range of workers and often maintain a variety of complex pay plans, which can make compliance with federal wage and overtime rules extra challenging. Since violations of ...

Tech employers have a wide range of workers, which increases the risk of misclassifying employees as exempt from overtime pay. Since violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) can result in ...

On Jan. 15, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its unanimous opinion in E.M.D. Sales v. Carrera, holding that a preponderance-of-the-evidence standard rather than a heightened ...

On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued its final rule increasing the salary level for certain professional employees to be properly classified as exempt from federal overtime ...

Any day now, the Department of Labor is expected to issue new rules proposing changes to the "white-collar" overtime pay exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The new rules likely will open ...

To qualify for exemption, employees generally must meet all the following tests: Duties Test - The employee's job duties must primarily involve executive, administrative or professional duties as ...

Robert Quackenboss is a partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP. Tyler Laughinghouse is an associate at the firm. On Nov. 5, the U.S. Supreme Court will take up a wage and hour case, E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v.

The IRS has released a set of FAQs to answer questions about eligibility, reporting, and limits for the new, temporary overtime deduction.