As we recently reported to you, a United States District Court in Texas blocked implementation of the new federal overtime rule. That decision is now on appeal on an expedited basis to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
As we have reported in prior E-Alerts, the U.S. Department of Labor’s changes to the Fair Labor Standard Act’s (FLSA) overtime regulations, including a new annual salary threshold of $47,476 (approximately $913 per week) remains scheduled to take effect on December 1, 2016.
The Bennett Law firm is pleased to announce its selection as one of the nation’s “Best Law Firms” for 2017 by U.S. News and Best Lawyers®. The firm received national recognition for ranking highly in the practice areas of Litigation for Labor and Employment, Employment Law for Management, and Labor Law for Management.