
DOL Rule Increasing Minimum Salary Requirements for Exempt Employees Now on Hold Per Court Order
Last month, we discussed how the Department of Labor (DOL) was scheduled to implement a new rule that would increase the minimum salary requirements for exempt employees. The new rule published by the DOL would have doubled the minimum salary requirements for employees from $455/week to $913/week. This rule was supposed to take effect on December 1, 2016; however, employers can breathe easy for a bit longer. On November 22, 2016 a federal judge from the United States Distric