Overtime rule

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New cloud-based technology may be required to monitor employee work hours.

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

Under the DOL’s new rule, millions of additional employees could face dramatic changes in their benefits and schedules, according to a WorldatWork analysis.

Under the DOL’s new rule, millions of additional employees could face dramatic changes in their benefits and schedules, according to a WorldatWork analysis.

The new rules were developed in consultation with the SEC, the Labor secretary adds.

Companies need to evaluate whether they will either raise salaries to maintain an exempt status, or begin paying overtime when the employee works more than 40 hours in a single week.

The DOL's overtime rule is out and all employers, both large and small, are sure to be affected, says lawyer John Schifino.

The DOL's overtime rule is out and all employers, both large and small, are sure to be affected, says lawyer John Schifino.

The jump in minimum salary threshold will be ‘a huge deal’ to some employers and brokers alike, says adviser David C. Smith, who recommends bringing in experts to develop a plan.

Many companies will have to conduct cost-benefit analyses in light of the new rules and determine whether or not they will need to reclassify some employees, which could potentially affect their benefits.

The DOL’s new rules, set to be announced today, offers a “token reduction” in the salary threshold for overtime pay and will cause harm to employers, says SHRM’s Lisa Horn.

As the DOL prepares to release its regulations, Ceridian’s Jim O’Connell shares how advisers can assist employers with compliance.

Companies are counseled to conduct wage and hour audits in preparation for upcoming Department of Labor rules.

The DOL’s proposed changes are expected to be released as early as this month and will have a dramatic effect on employers’ compensation programs, according to the Partnership to Protect Workplace Opportunity.

Employer clients that have yet to start preparing for the proposed changes are already falling behind, lawyer Tammy McCutchen said during SHRM’s legislative conference.

Companies that have yet to start preparing for the DOL’s proposed changes are already falling behind, said lawyer Tammy McCutchen during SHRM’s legislative conference in Washington, D.C.