The United States Department of Labor announced this year, on the eighteenth of May, that there will be a rule change regarding the Overtime Rule. The change was stated to be implemented starting on the first of December. This rule, however, was delayed by a federal judge, on the twenty-second of November, preventing it from going into effect on the initial scheduled date.
The Fair Labor Standards Act was created to have employers compensate their employees at least their minimum hourly wage, followed by overtime if they work over forty hours within a workweek. In order to be exempt, workers would have to earn more than $455 per week and be in a career field that has been specified for exemption. These careers vary from executive, administrative,
The Fair Labor Standards Act was created to have employers compensate their employees at least their minimum hourly wage, followed by overtime if they work over forty hours within a workweek. In order to be exempt, workers would have to earn more than $455 per week and be in a career field that has been specified for exemption. These careers vary from executive, administrative,