Proposed Labor Department Regulations Would Greatly Expand Overtime Pay

John Thompson's Wage and Hour Laws Blog post "Proposed Labor Department Regulations Would Greatly Expand Overtime Pay" was picked up by TLNT on June 30, 2015.

At long last, the anxiously-awaited proposed changes in regulations defining the federal Fair Labor Standards Act’s Section 13(a)(1) executive, administrative, professional, outside-sales, and derivative exemptions have been published by the U.S. Department of Labor for public consideration and comment.

Blaring headlines notwithstanding, here is what you should know:

• These provisions are not in effect;
• The exemption rules have not yet been changed; and,
• Employers are not required to do anything differently for the moment.

To read the full article, please visit TLNT.