For employers, this decision provides a clearer roadmap for defending against overtime claims from high-earning employees.

The U.S. Department of Labor also addressed exemptions for learned professionals and commission-earning employees under the ...

Target and Dollar General are hit with class action suits by exempt workers who claim entitlement to overtime based on amount of time spent on non-managerial tasks. Target suit is brought on behalf of ...

A national auto service chain is facing allegations that it worked store managers to the bone while dodging overtime pay.

On January 15, 2025, the Supreme Court for the United States issued an opinion interpreting the standard of proof employers must meet to establish the applicability of an exemption to the overtime ...

In a unanimous opinion decided January 15, 2025, E.M.D. Sales, Inc., v. Carrerra et al., the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the less stringent preponderance of evidence standard, instead of the clear ...

Battalion chiefs in the Alexandria Fire Department are exempt from overtime pay requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, upholding summary judgment in ...

These rules make it clear how employers should handle situations that could otherwise lead to possible legal problems.

The new overtime thresholds take effect on January 1, 2026. Employers who do not adjust eligible employees’ compensation or reclassify positions risk potential wage claims and compliance penalties.

New York will raise its overtime salary thresholds on January 1, a change that will determine which salaried employees are ...

In Washington, workers who earn less than $80,168.40 per year are eligible for overtime pay. The state's new salary exemption ...

Changes are coming in 2026 for workers, exclusively in New York. Starting in January of this year, the minimum weekly wage a ...