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On July 1, the U.S. Department of Labor increased the salary level nationwide to qualify for certain overtime exemptions to the Fair Labor Standards Act from $684/week ($35,568/year) to $844/week ($43,888). On January 1, 2025, it will increase again to $1,128 per week or $58,656 per year.
Except in Texas.
On the same day that the Supreme Court determined that courts no longer have to defer to an administrative agency’s interpretation of the law when a statute is silent or ambiguous on a particular matter, a federal judge in Texas determined that the DOL’s rule exceeded its authority under the FLSA