A federal court blocked the U.S. Department of Labor’s overtime rule raising salary thresholds for eligibility, reverting the limit to $35,568 and sparking potential appeals.
The Home Builders Institute's Fall 2024 Construction Labor Market Report indicates a positive outlook for the construction industry, with increasing demand for skilled workers and rising wages, despite recent job declines.
As of July 1, roughly 1 million workers are newly eligible for overtime benefits with the “Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees.”
Labor law can be confusing and may lead a company into unintentional non-compliance. Work “prep” time, like training, is technically considered "work" by the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor.