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What to Know Before the Overtime Final Rule Takes Effect July 1

Amanda Wilke

11 Jun 202411 Jun 2024

After much anticipation, on April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released its overtime final rule, updating the salary threshold for overtime exemptions for executive, administrative and professional (EAP) employees and highly compensated employees (HCEs). The rule is slated to […]

Employee Benefits

It’s Baaack . . . A Revamped Overtime Rule

Amanda Wilke

26 Mar 201917 Sep 2020

After a long wait, the Department of Labor (DOL) recently released a proposed rule to cancel the 2016 overtime final rule and update the salary threshold for overtime exemptions. The Trump administration estimates about 1.1 million more workers would be overtime-eligible under […]

Human Resources (HR) Regulatory

Time for Action—New Rules on Overtime Finalized

Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS

19 May 201607 Jul 2017

Updated April 20, 2017: The status of the overtime rules described in the blog post below is uncertain. Various legal actions and the changes in Congressional and presidential leadership have put the implementation of the rules on hold. On November 22, 2016, […]