04/20/2022
Bergmar Law was interviewed by Law360 about the Biden administration's likely increase to the salary threshold for workers who are currently classified as exempt from receiving overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Bergmar emphasizes that the increase will help prevent exploitation of lower paid workers with managerial titles, especially in the fastfood and retail space.
The U.S. Department of Labor is slated to hike the federal salary threshold for white collar employees and while the future rule is unlikely to push boundaries such as the failed Obama-era proposal, it will nonetheless expand overtime eligibility and likely lead to more misclassification litigation,...
