Legal Update: 5th Circuit Upholds DOL’s Authority to Set Minimum Salary Requirement for White-collar Exemptions

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On Sept. 11, 2024, in Mayfield v. U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit held that the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL)authority to define and delimit the terms of the executive, administrative and professional (EAP) exemptions includes the power to set a minimum salary for exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

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