(from CUPA HR) Ready to weigh in on the overtime rule — again? After months of uncertainty over the fate of the Obama Administration's changes to the 2004 overtime rule under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the U.S. Department of Labor is expected to issue a request for information (RFI) within the next several weeks. During his confirmation hearing in March, and again on June 7, Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta noted “the extreme economic impact that a doubling has in certain parts of the economy.” The RFI will likely solicit input from affected stakeholders on the economic impact of the proposed changes and how best to move forward with any updates.
Read the full article on CUPA HR, the Higher Ed Workplace Blog.
More on the overtime rule from NetAssets.org:
Overtime Rule Change Slips Further Away
FLSA Salary Threshold LIkely to Drop Under New Administration
Higher Ed's Response to the FLSA Injunction
Fate of the Overtime Rule
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