Breaking News: DOL Salary Rule Struck Down
Federal Court Strikes Down Rule Raising Minimum Salary for Overtime Exemptions
A federal court in Texas has found the U.S. Department of Labor's overtime exemption salary increases to be unlawful and invalid. The rule raised the "white collar" overtime exemption minimum salary to $43,888
Kelly Services Accused of Overtime Pay Violations
A complaint (attached below) filed against Kelly Services Global, LLC in Texas last week alleges that the staffing giant violated federal and state wage hour laws by paying the plaintiff and others on an hourly "straight time" basis, regardless of the number of hours worked.
Health Care Tech Firm Faces Overtime Class Action
An overtime class action has been filed against CereCore, a subsidiary of hospital giant HCA Healthcare. CereCore began life as HCA's in-house technology department, but in the last 15 years morphed into a stand-alone company offering healthcare staffing services nationally and internationally, with a focus on technology and
DOL's New Salary Threshold is Effective on July 1 Absent Successful Legal Challenge
Unless a pending legal challenge succeeds, beginning July 1, 2024, U.S. employers must pay their salaried employees at least $844 per week ($43,888 per year) in order to exempt them from overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Department of Labor's new rule is
TEKsystems Battling Recruiter Class Actions on Both Coasts
On February 13, 2024, California U.S. District Court Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley certified a class of California TEKsystems recruiters in a wage/hour overtime case against the Allegis Group subsidiary.
