Following in the footsteps of the Department of Labor (DOL) under the Obama Administration, the agency released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would raise the minimum salary to qualify for a white collar exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
In 2016, the DOL proposed an increase that would have more than doubled the salary threshold requirements, but a coalition of 21 states objected and filed suit, challenging the proposal. READ MORE