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New proposed regulations on heat breaks may make employers liable for overtime they didn’t see coming. Now is the time to review your policies to make sure they comply with DOL FLSA rules on paid and unpaid breaks.

Employers continue to struggle with determining whether a worker can be classified as an exempt worker, and rightly so--it’s a confusing issue.

Can you explain the new overtime rule that took effect July 1? We are in the restaurant industry. Would the rule apply to chefs and restaurant general managers?

The Department of Labor’s new overtime rule went into effect July 1 for all employers nationwide—except the state of Texas.

I saw that the new overtime rule lists a separate salary threshold for highly compensated employees. What is the criteria to be considered a highly compensated employee?

A trio of lawsuits could derail plans for the new overtime rule to go into effect on July 1. Each suit asks federal courts to prevent the overtime rules from taking effect, at least temporarily. 

The DOL announced May 30 that it is suing automaker Hyundai and two of its suppliers for employing children on an assembly line in Alabama.

A coalition of trade associations has filed a sweeping lawsuit asking a federal court in Texas to postpone the July 1 effective date of the DOL's overtime rule.

A jury recently reminded a Washington state employer that rounding time in a way that deprives employees of pay—even if it’s just pennies—can trigger a class-action lawsuit with a huge payout.

When it comes to the new overtime rule, you must factor bonuses into exempt salaries.