Join attorneys from Fisher Phillips to learn how this final rule could impact your dealership, along with the other common overtime exemptions that typically apply at a dealership, such as the salesmen, partsmen, and mechanics exemption.

Overtime exemptions struck down

New Driven Guide available regarding overtime exemptions

U.S. Department of Labor is updating and revising the earnings thresholds necessary to exempt executive, administrative or professional employees (EAP or “white collar”) from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s overtime pay requirements.

The U.S. Department of Labor published a final rule that raises the minimum annual salary threshold to classify an employee as exempt from overtime rules under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

DOL Overtime Exemption Changes

WASHINGTON (July 18, 2012) - A House Appropriations Subcommittee voted today to reinforce that service advisors, the frontline employee-salespersons in the service department, remain exempt from overtime pay requirements. In 2011, the Department of Labor (DOL) attempted to reverse its own 1978 opinion and roll back the longstanding…

The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that even employees earning more than $1,000 per day or $200,000 per year are not exempt from the federal overtime premium of one-half times their regular rate of pay if they aren't paid a sufficient salary. The decision should serve as a reminder to review dealership compliance with the…

Today the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision in Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro, concluding that dealership service advisors fall within the “salesmen, partsmen, and mechanics” overtime pay exemption under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. In doing so, it reversed a January 2017 decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals…

This dealer guide gives an overview of the basic requirements for dealers in these areas of federal law.

MCLEAN, Va. (May 24, 2005) - In decisions that will benefit new car and light truck dealers, the U.S. Ninth Court of Appeals has ruled that Finance & Insurance (F&I) employees at dealerships are exempt from overtime pay under the Fair Standards Labor Act (FSLA). The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) filed amicus…

Dealers must comply with requirements for minimum wage, overtime, equal pay, record keeping, and employment of minors. Applies to CAR and TRUCK dealers. Federal Wage and Hour, Child Labor, and Wage Discrimination Compliance

Join Doug Greenhaus, Chief Regulatory Counsel, and Kaye Lynch-Sparks, Associate Director, from NADA to discuss how these important issues and developments in employment law will affect your dealership in 2020.

Perhaps it's irony that a term of the Supreme Court begins, by statute, on the first Monday in October, and this October an important issue for our industry is about to get its day in court ... again. The outstanding case that will be heard by the Supreme Court this month is: Do dealership service advisors fall within the federal "salesmen,…

This dealer guide discusses what dealerships must do to be in compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

After leading the University of Alabama Crimson Tide to victory in the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship over the University of Georgia, head coach Nick Saban again cemented his status as one of the greatest coaches of all-time in any sport, not simply college football. With six national championship wins, he currently shares…

On Jan. 7 the Department of Labor published a final rule that helps clarify how to distinguish an  “employee” from an “independent contractor” for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The FLSA is the law that governs an employer’s minimum wage and overtime obligations, among other things. The rule, which takes effect on March 8…

DOL issues new Final Rule

WASHINGTON (Feb. 23, 2010) - The first of several congressional hearings on the Toyota recall gets underway today, with about 100 Toyota executives, manufacturing employees and dealers from around the country in the nation's capital to show their support for the automaker. “We hope the hearings are fair and balanced and held with a view…