JD Supra

U.S. Department of Labor Rings in the New Year by Issuing Six New Opinion Letters

On Monday, January 5, 2026, the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor (DOL) issued six opinion letters addressing ...
JD Supra

DOL Affirms Employer Discretion To Classify Learned Professionals as Nonexempt

On January 5, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL) issued Opinion Letter FLSA2026-1, addressing whether a ...
Medicine Buffalo

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

To qualify for exemption, employees generally must meet all the following tests: Duties Test - The employee's job duties must primarily involve executive, administrative or professional duties as ...
NH Business Review

To exempt or non-exempt?

For various business reasons, an employer may determine that it needs to move a full-time employee to part-time status. Before an employer makes such a determination, it should pause and carefully ...
Purdue University

Administrative Supplements for Non-Exempt Staff

In some situations, the use of a temporary pay increase for non-exempt staff is an appropriate way to recognize a temporary change in duties tied to a specific appointment or assignment. When the ...