DOL Regulatory Roundup: What Employers Need to Know
Updated 09.02.25 to include 2024 Minimum Salary Rule development that occurred since original publication date. Uncertainty persists as employers navigate federal wage and hour compliance in the second Trump Administration. Several final rules issued by the Department of Labor (DOL) during the Biden Administration have been mired in ongoing litigation. The DOL has signaled a retreat from the defense of these lawsuits and has begun to roll back other regulations. As the federal government eases its regulatory grip, employers must continue to comply with more stringent or otherwise different standards that apply under state and local wage and hour laws. 2024 Minimum Salary Rule: Defunct, Perhaps Replaced The DOL issued a final rule on April 26, 2024, to increase the minimum salary threshold for application of the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA’s) “white collar” exemptions. The first of what was to be a two-stage increase took effect on July 1, 2024, adopting a sharp, two-stage increase...