[New York employers should expect heightened scrutiny of their wage-and-hour policies in 2026.]
As we kick off 2026, it is an important reminder for employers that New York is a hotbed for wage-hour issues. The Eastern and Southern Districts of New York consistently see more cases asserting claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) than any other
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Seyfarth Synopsis: With DOL’s overtime exemption rule currently under White House review, we could see its publication sooner rather than later.
We previously reported on the Biden Administration’s April 2024 target date to publish the DOL Wage and Hour Division’s (“WHD”) final rule on increasing the minimum salary level for white-collar exemptions, “Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive
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Authored by Alex Passantino
Tomorrow, the Department of Labor’s long-awaited revisions to the Fair Labor Standards Act’s white collar exemption will be announced. Although there certainly will be additional nuance identified once the entire package has been made available, here are the bottom line changes:
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