Federal

On Nov. 15, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas court decision vacated employers from having to comply with an increase in the salary threshold for white-collar employee exemptions [defined as executive, administrative and professional employees – EAP ] from overtime. This threshold had been set to rise to $58,656 annually as of Jan. 1, 2025—the previous July 1, 2024, increase of the salary threshold from $35,568 to $43,880 per year […]

You might have read Cardinal’s recent Employer Alert (https://cardinalservices.com/new-federal-overtime-rule/) that the U.S. Department of Labor [DOL] is changing the minimum salary thresholds for ​employees that are exempt from overtime​. The published deadlines for the change in salary thresholds are as follows:    July 1, 2024:   The salary threshold increases from $684 per week [$35,568 per year) to $844 per week [$43,888 per year).   January 1, 2025:   The salary threshold increases to $1,128 per week [$58,656 […]

Department of Labor Increases Salary Requirements for White-Collar & HCE Exemptions  Implementation Deadlines: First phase on July 1, 2024 | Second phase on January 1, 2025    The U.S. Department of Labor [DOL] announced the Final Rule: Restoring and Extending Overtime Protections. The final rule amends the Fair Labor Standards Act regulations by increasing the salary threshold required for executive, administrative, and professional exemptions [referred to as white-collar exemptions). The final rule does not make […]