On September 11, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) authority to use a salary basis to define its white-collar overtime exemptions.

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The Fifth Circuit upheld the authority of the DOL to include a salary basis in the test in defining the white collar overtime exemptions.
The ruling is a win for the DOL, which is currently defending its latest increase to the minimum salary thresholds for the white-collar exemptions. READ MORE