The Department of Labor or DOL recently released new federal overtime regulations that will take effect December 1 of this year. The new DOL overtime rules may have a tremendous effect on some San Diego employers as the new overtime threshold increased to $913 a week or $46,467 per year. ...
New Overtime Laws May Require Electronic Monitoring and Policy Changes
The impact of the recent changes to overtime pay regulations (May 2016) and California’s New Fair Pay Act (2016) have brought substantial challenges to San Diego employers. New overtime laws may require electronic monitoring of employee access to email and work related systems and information as well as substantial changes...
California Auto Dealer Center of Interesting US Supreme Court Ruling on Overtime and FLSA
A California auto dealer is at the center of an interesting ruling by the United States Supreme Court today regarding overtime and FLSA regulations. The key issue is whether the US Labor Department has the authority to classify “service advisers” at the dealer to be classified as non-exempt employees under...
What is Considered a Working Hour under New Federal Overtime Laws?
By now, you have probably heard of the sweeping changes made to federal overtime laws in mid-May of this year. Previous blogs have covered the basic rules for overtime, what has changed based upon the new law, and a few strategies to prevent unpaid overtime allegations. In this installment, we...