HR Daily Advisor: Abtin Mehdizadegan & Joseph Kraska on Navigating the DOL Rule Struck Down by a Texas Court Under the FLSA
Overview
Abtin Mehdizadegan and Joseph Kraska authored an article published by HR Daily Advisor on December 23, 2024, offering guidance for employers after the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas struck down the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) new rule that would have required employers to increase the salary-basis threshold under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
“In light of the injunction, employees who otherwise satisfy the so-called ‘white collar’ exemptions’ duties and payment requirements will remain ‘exempt’ from the FLSA’s overtime requirements so long as they earn $35,568 per year,” said Abtin and Joseph. “This ruling is a welcome respite for employers who continue roiling from increased labor costs following a period of high inflation, but the timing is unfortunate because employers have already devoted countless hours to begin preparing for the final rule’s implementation. This will require employers to reconsider their approaches and budgets for 2025.”
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Abtin Mehdizadegan
Partner | Little Rock Office
T: 501.503.4445
E: abtin@hallboothsmith.com
Abtin Mehdizadegan is a Partner in our Little Rock, Arkansas, office and represents employers in traditional labor and employment law matters. He has extensive, high-stakes experience defending businesses in class and collective action lawsuits, employment and wage and hour lawsuits, labor grievance and arbitration proceedings, individual and systemic proceedings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), unfair labor practice charges before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), federal wage and hour audits involving the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL/WHD), unemployment appeals, business disputes, products liability defense, and constitutional law litigation.
Joseph M. Kraska
Attorney at Law | Little Rock Office
T: 501.435.3205
E: jkraska@hallboothsmith.com
Joseph M. Kraska specializes in labor and employment matters. He has represented clients in collective bargaining, RC petitions, unfair labor practice charges, labor arbitrations, OSHA compliance matters, and federal and state employment discrimination matters, and he provided general employment advice.
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