FLSA Increased Salary

The US Department of Labor Final Rule increasing the minimum salary requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act and redefining exempt vs. non-exempt that will take effect on January 1, 2020.

Many employers are now realizing that the duties aspect of their exemption analysis are flawed, and regardless of salary, the employees were not truly exempt. 

Join us for a program to learn about:

• Overview of the DOL increase to the salary basis requirement for overtime exemptions
• Back to Basics:
• Definitions of exempt, non-exempt, and salaried non-exempt
• FLSA Exemptions
• Duties Test
• Salary Basis Test
• How to address the DOL increase to the salary basis requirement for overtime exemptions

Violet M. Clark

Violet Joined Laner Muchin in 1987 and has been a partner since 1994.  She collaborates with CEOs and their management teams to design strategies to ensure their businesses achieve their goals regarding all aspects of human resources management and avoid labor and employment liability. 

She has more than three decades of experience representing for profit and non-profit companies of all sizes and industries and working with and for government and regulatory bodies from local to federal. 

Vi excels at helping her clients to identify and avoid potential problems.  But when problems cannot be avoided, she designs strategies and uses her significant negotiations experience to secure favorable resolutions at the earliest possible stage and minimize costly litigation.  And, when the problem cannot be resolved, she serves as a senior strategist on the litigation team.