2023 DOL Overtime Rule
The Center has posted its initial analysis of the U.S. Department of Labor's proposed overtime regulations.
2022 DOL Overtime Rule Changes
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced last week that it plans to release new proposed regulations on the salary threshold under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in October. Currently, FLSA requires employers, including nonprofits, to pay their employees at least $7.25 per hour and to pay employees one-and-one-half time their regular rate of pay when they work more than 40 hours in a workweek. Employees are exempt from the FLSA overtime pay requirement if they:
Center Comments on 2019 DOL Overtime Proposed Rules
On May 21, 2019, the Center submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on its proposed rules that would increase the salary threshold for exemption for overtime pay requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act from $23,660 per year to more than $35,000 per year. The Center's comment recommended that DOL:
Start Planning Now for New Overtime Rules
Start Planning Now: New Overtime Rules Will Take Effect on December 1, 2016
The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) new overtime regulations will mean that many more employees of North Carolina nonprofits will be entitled to overtime pay when they work more than 40 hours per week. These changes, which will take effect on December 1, 2016, will affect thousands of nonprofits in North Carolina.
Court ruling on overtime rule
The Status (and Future) of the Overtime Rule
What Nonprofits Need to Know
Guidance for Non-Profit Organizations on Paying Overtime
This guide offers clarification on how the FLSA generally, and the white collar exemptions specifically, apply to the nonprofit sector. (U.S. Department of Labor)
See also: Breaking down your nonprofit's obligation to pay overtime by National Council of Nonprofits