Employee Compensation

DOL Issues Technical Amendment Reinstating 2019 FLSA Overtime Regulations

DOL Restores Pre-2024 FLSA Overtime Exemptions: $684/Week Salary Threshold Now in Effect

Employee Compensation, Employment Law, Labor Law

On Thursday, May 14, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a technical amendment formally restoring the pre-2024 regulatory text governing overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), implementing federal court orders that had already vacated the Biden-era salary threshold rule. For employers across the country, this development carries immediate and practical implications. […]

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Minnesota Paid Leave: Your Guide to New Benefits and Protections Starting January 2026

Minnesota Paid Leave: Your Guide to New Benefits and Protections Starting January 2026

Employee Compensation, Employment Law, Minnesota Employment Law, Sick Leave

Starting January 1, 2026, Minnesota Paid Leave offers payments and job protections for employees needing time off for serious health conditions, family care, military support, or safety concerns. Most Minnesota workers are eligible, including full-time, part-time, and most seasonal employees, if they’ve earned at least $3,900 in the past year.  Key Details Leave Types: Up

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court vacates increased salary threshold for EAP exemptions

A Reprieve for Employers: Court Vacates Increased Salary Levels for EAP Exemptions from the Minimum Wage and Overtime Requirements of FLSA

Employee Compensation

In a highly anticipated decision, a federal district court in Texas has vacated the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) 2024 Final Rule increasing the salary threshold for application of the executive, administrative, and professional (EAP) exemptions from the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

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New Federal Regulations on Overtime

Employee Compensation, Minnesota Employment Law

The U.S. Department of Labor released a final rule on April 23, 2024, raising the salary threshold to qualify for certain overtime exemptions under federal law. Most importantly, it significantly raises the minimum salary threshold for certain “white collar” workers—executives, professionals, and administrative personnel. If the rule takes effect, employers will need to raise those employees’ salaries or reclassify them as eligible for overtime.

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independent contractor classification rules

New Independent Contractor Classification Rule

Employee Compensation, Independent Contractors, Minnesota Employment Law

On Jan. 9, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) released details regarding its final rule on the classification of independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and on Jan. 10, the DOL published the rule itself, available here. DOL indicated that the intent of the new regulation was to bring the regulatory framework in line with the FLSA itself, as well as judicial precedent interpreting the law.

Determining whether an individual should be classified as an independent contractor or an employee is relatively complex, and the proper analysis has been the subject of a decades-long debate by courts and administrative agencies, with various standards utilized and evolving over time.

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Revising Overtime Exemptions for Executive, Administrative and Professional Employees

Employee Compensation, Minnesota Employment Law

Just days before Labor Day, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) unveiled its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”), aimed at revising the Fair Labor Standards Act’s overtime exemptions for executive, administrative, and professional employees. While the proposal—the cornerstone of which is a minimum salary increase to slightly more than $55,000 per year (up from $35,568)—is more measured than many anticipated, it could still have a massive impact across industries and commands employers’ attention.

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