Business Groups File Lawsuit to Block the DOL'S Raised Salary Thresholds for White Collar Overtime Exemptions

 A new legal challenge by more than a dozen business groups seeks to overturn the enforcement of the Department of Labor's new rule raising the earning thresholds for the FLSA's white-collar overtime exemptions---same as 2016.

The new lawsuit alleges that the DOL acted arbitrarily and capriciously (meaning, it was made on unreasonable grounds or without any proper consideration of circumstances) in setting the new thresholds, ignoring concerns from the business community.

This lawsuit intends to stop the first threshold increase, which is set to take effect on July 1, 2024.

Source: Ogletree Deakins, received on May 28, 2024