Texas Federal Judge Sets Aside DOL Rule Raising Minimum Salary For FLSA Exemption

( November 19, 2024, 9:50 AM EST) -- SHERMAN, Texas — A federal judge in Texas set aside and vacated a U.S. Department of Labor rule raising the minimum salary at which executive, administrative and professional (EAP) employees are exempt from minimum wage and overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), opining that the DOL’s authority to “define and delimit” the exemption is limited....