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Administration begins new OT rules process

07/11/2017

A “request for information” issued June 27 by the U.S. Department of Labor marks the first step in what could be many more months of wrangling over how much white-collar workers must earn before they’re no longer eligible for overtime pay.

DOL on overtime rule: We could defend but don’t really want to

07/03/2017

The Department of Labor has made what may be its last move in the abortive rulemaking process that would have raised the white-collar overtime salary threshold.

Overtime suit filed by Puff Daddy’s former chef

07/03/2017

The former personal chef to rap star Sean Combs alleges that she was not paid overtime she was entitled to receive.

Most of Minneapolis council supports $15 minimum wage

06/28/2017

Although no specific ordinance is before the Minneapolis city council, more than half its members have publicly stated they support a $15 an hour minimum wage.

Vehicle modifications could jeopardize Motor Carrier Act overtime exemption

06/28/2017

If you employ drivers and rely on the Motor Carrier Act to avoid paying those drivers overtime, be aware that any modification to vehicles that otherwise would fall under the law could so alter the vehicle that drivers are covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act instead.

Queens contractor agrees to pay back wages, overtime

06/19/2017

Design Development NYC, a general contractor in Queens, has agreed to pay $726,989 in back wages, overtime and liquidated damages to 184 employees who had been misclassified in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

‘Economic reality’ decides who’s an independent contractor, who’s an employee

06/19/2017

The more factors that show the workers are indeed in business for themselves, the more likely they should not be classified as employees, but as independent contractors instead.

Acosta: DOL to begin new round of OT rules revision

06/12/2017

Brace yourself for an epic do-over of the salary-threshold rules that determine which white-collar workers are eligible for overtime pay.

DOL pulls Obama-era wage & hour guidance

06/12/2017

The U.S. Department of Labor is pulling the plug on two pieces of informal guidance affecting independent contractor misclassification and joint employment that were issued during the Obama administration.

Bill would raise overtime threshold in California

06/06/2017

Assembly Member Tony Thurmond (D-Richmond) has proposed raising California’s overtime threshold to the higher of $3,956 per month ($47,472 annually) or twice the state’s minimum wage for executive, administrative and or professional employees.