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New Overtime Regulations Will Result In Many More Workers Becoming Entitled To Overtime
May 18, 2016
By, Sandra E. Kahn
On May 18, 2016, President Obama announced the publication of the U.S. Department of 
Labor’s final rule (“Final Rule”) updating the overtime regulations, and providing that employees who earn less than $47,476 annually will be entitled to overtime.
The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) “white collar” exemptions are familiar to most employers. Under the FLSA, employees must be paid the minimum amount required by the statute on a salary basis, and the employee’s job duties must primarily involve executive, administrative, or professional duties. The Final Rule changes only the salary basis test, leaving in place the existing duties test.
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