After several years of proposals, withdrawals, and litigation, the U.S. Department of Labor has implemented a final rule that raises the minimum salary threshold for employees from $23,660 per year to $35,568 per year to qualify as exempt from overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act, effective Jan. 1, 2020. The new limit does not change the duties test or the method of … [Read more...] about Overtime Eligibility Rule Change