Jennifer Snyder, left, and Marjorie Obod, right, of Dilworth Paxson. Courtesy photos
For years, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has sought to funnel more money into workers’ hands. Foremost among its initiatives has been raising the weekly salary threshold that must be met when classifying employees as exempt from overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
After convening nearly 30 listening sessions and reviewing over 33,000 written comments to its rulemaking proposal issued last fall, the DOL is not only ready to play ball but is swinging for the fences. Its long-awaited final rule updates the regulations issued under FLSA Section 13(a)(1), creates a two-step approach to increasing worker wages, with a process for additional increases to continue into perpetuity—positively impacting millions of workers across every business in every industry in the United States.
