Overtime rule

While the increase to the minimum salary required to be exempt from overtime requirements never came, the current administration has indicated that it still intends to raise the threshold.

The retirement industry is relieved to have the new DOL secretary confirmed so he can start working on pressing issues.

Union president Richard Trumka says that anything that dilutes the rule is bad and taking Obama’s overtime expansion away from even one worker could have devastating consequence.

Alexander Acosta expresses support for increasing above the 2004 level the salary threshold at which overtime must be paid to employees, but declined to commit to defend the rate put in place by the Obama administration.

These employment-related advances are going to have ‘significant and immediate impact’ in the new year, says attorney Peter Siegel.

With President Barack Obama’s federal overtime-pay overhaul likely to die either in court or under Republican Donald Trump, some legislators are trying to replicate it at the state level.

A marathon of Senate confirmation hearings starting this week will give Democrats the chance to put Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees on trial even though they have little chance of actually blocking any of them.

These employment-related advances are going to have ‘significant and immediate impact’ in the new year, says attorney Peter Siegel.

The end of 2016 is a good time to review and consider a subtle shift in employment law which appears to be gaining momentum.

EBA bloggers spent 2016 discussing major changes to employee benefits, including what can be done to stem costs and save adviser salaries.

With a new president and Republican control of congress, the fate of many rules prepped to go into effect in 2017 are now in doubt.

With an ever-changing benefits landscape, having an inside look from industry experts is crucial to best strategize how to tackle any oncoming challenges. Over the course of the year, these were some of the top blog contributions received at EBN.

With a new president and Republican control of congress, the fate of many rules prepped to go into effect in 2017 are now in doubt.

Very public about his anti-regulation stance, Andrew Puzder has said little about how he’ll approach the retirement rule set to go into effect in four months.

Very public about his anti-regulation stance, Andrew Puzder has said little about how he’ll approach the regulation set to go into effect in four months.

The overtime rule was blocked last week, and the Obama administration is fighting the ruling.

A federal judge blocked the DOL’s overtime rule on Tuesday, delaying it indefinitely.

A federal judge blocked the DOL’s overtime rule on Tuesday, delaying it indefinitely.

The decision Tuesday is a victory for 21 states and dozens of business groups that sued, complaining the new rule would increase government costs.

Attorney Archana Acharya answers common questions about the changes, including the effects on nonprofits and small businesses.