What Employers Need to Know About the DOL’s White Collar Exemptions Under the FLSA

Last year the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking stating the Department’s intent to increase the salary requirements for the executive, administrative, and professional (EAP) exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). These exemptions allow employers to pay flat annual salaries to qualifying EAP employees without paying overtime, [...]