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Understanding & Implementing New DOL Rules Regarding Exemptions from Overtime

8/7/15

On June 30, 2015, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced long-awaited and critical changes to federal regulations governing exemptions from overtime. Most significantly, the expansion of federal overtime pay requirements captures approximately five million currently overtime-exempt workers. The proposed rule, intended to go into effect in 2016, not only increases the minimum salary to qualify for the overtime exemption, but also indexes the "salary test" to assure future increases on an annual basis.

This program is designed to:

Explain and elaborate on the rule changes;
Identify strategies for compliance;
Discuss unforeseen impacts in other payroll and workplace areas; and
Explore the announced and anticipated next rule changes in order to better manage employee relations.

The Labor & Employment Practice Group of Eastman & Smith Ltd. invites you to join attorney Thomas A. Dixon for a morning of education and discussion at one of our regional seminar sites:

July 17	Bryan
July 23	Findlay *(sold out)*
July 30	Perrysburg *(sold out)*
July 31	Columbus
August 7	Sandusky

Registration is at 8:00 a.m. Program begins at 8:30 a.m. and lasts until 10:00 a.m. Cost is $10. A continental breakfast will be provided. For further details as to location as well as to register please contact Andrea Kenney either via e-mail or by calling 419-247-1616. Each session will have limited attendance in order to allow discussion of how the new rule may impact your workplace and to identify practical options for managing this significant change in long-standing wage and hour law.

This program will be submitted for HRCI approval.