*This is basically a notes page for myself to keep track of the FLSA Final Rule while we wait for a ‘Final Ruling of the outcome….
Salary and compensation legislation notes on FLSA Final Rule, this is a good link for what the Final Rule was supposed to be: https://www.dol.gov/WHD/overtime/final2016/faq.htm
Here’s the short ditty on the DOL Final Rule posted on the US DOL WHD website Fall 2016.
Final Rule: Overtime
Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act
https://www.dol.gov/whd/overtime/final2016
http://hr.cch.com/ELD/NevadaDOL112216.pdf
November 22, 2016 – emergency motion for preliminary injunction to prevent Final Rule from taking effect December 1, 2016
December 1, 2016 – DOJ files notice of appeal on behalf of DOL (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit)
https://shermanhoward.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/DOLAppellate5th.pdf
January 3, 2017 – the motion to appeal was denied by Amos Mazzant, US District Judge
Still cannot locate a final decision other than the note below from June 2017 that appears to show some movement by the DOL on whatever might be their proposed changes?
June 27, 2017 – post on DOL website…US Labor Department sends Request for Information on overtime rule to Office of Management and Budget
https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/opa/opa20170627
Heidi Macomber 