Labor & Employment Law Updates
In the ongoing journey towards a possible rewrite of the white-collar exemptions contained in the “Overtime Rule,” the Department of Labor recently announced an upcoming series of listening sessions being held around the country to gather input from all those interested, primarily employers.
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On October 30, 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) appealed the federal district court decision striking down the Obama-Era white collar exceptions, which proposed raising the salary level at which companies must pay overtime to employees from $23,660.00 to $47,476.00 per year. The DOL plans to ask the court to stay the appeal while considering whether to re-write the overtime rule.
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Last week, the Acting Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced that the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) was immediately suspending, and would further review, Obama-era pay data reporting rules. The decision is a relief to larger businesses, many of which had decried the significant administrative expenses and burdens of Obama administration’s reporting rules.
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