Labor Department Revises FLSA Overtime Eligibility Regulations: Implications for Employer Compliance Programs

The U.S. Department of Labor has released its long-awaited changes to the Fair Labor Standard Act’s overtime regulations. DOL’s final rule, issued on May 18, 2016, effectively doubles the minimum salary level necessary for employees to be eligible for the most common “white collar” exemptions to the FLSA’s overtime rules2016 HRDSN 139, 5/18/16, 96 CBEM, 5/18/16, 30 LRW 911, 5/18/16, 95 DLR AA-1, 5/17/16, 67 BTM 161, 5/24/16, 34 HRR 539, 5/23/16, 2016 HRKCN 0523, 5/23/16, 14 WLR 21, 5/20/16, 62 CLR 311, 5/19/16. The new regulations, scheduled to take effect on Dec. 1, 2016, present significant financial, ...