Community pools and beaches are popular spots to beat the summerheat. Depending on where you live, there are only a few months totake advantage of these destinations before the harsh cold realityof winter sets in.
Similarly, the recent passing of new overtime rules by the U.S.Department of Labor (DOL) allows employers only a few months toreview their current staffing models, and re-classify non-exemptand exempt workers, as needed. Under the new rules, employees whomeet the standard duties test and salary basis test, and earn morethan $47,476 annually, are exempt from overtime pay (the formerthreshold was $23,660).
This instantly makes millions of workers who had previously beenexempt now eligible for overtime. Once employers decide their planof action they must communicate changes to their workforce beforethe rules take effect on December 1, 2016.
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