Update: FLSA Overtime Salary Changes
Posted on December 3, 2024
On November 15, 2024, a Texas federal judge found that the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) did not have authority to raise the minimum salary thresholds for the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) overtime exemption. (Click here to view the decision) The effect of this ruling in Texas vs. the Department of Labor was to strike down the regulation (“2024 Rule Change”) nationwide and invalidate past and future increases in the minimum salary test for exempt employees.
As a result of this court ruling, the previously determined salary increase of $844 per week (annually $43,888) that was to go into effect in July, 2024 and $1,128 per week (annually $58,656) that was expected to be effective January 1, 2025 will not go into effect. The minimum salary level to determine an employee exception will remain at $684 per week (annually $35,568).
See our original article on this topic for more information:
