DOL restores pre-2024 overtime exemption salary rules (technical amendment)
- Jurisdiction
- Federal (US)
- Topic
- Overtime
- Effective date
- 2026-05-15
- Who it covers
- Employers covered by the FLSA
- Status
- Verified against an official source
The law, summarized
- DOL published a technical amendment, effective May 15, 2026, implementing court judgments that vacated its 2024 overtime exemption rule.
- It removes the 2024 text and reinstates the 29 CFR part 541 regulations as they stood before the 2024 rule (the 2019 rule).
- DOL says this reflects changes in the law that had already occurred; the 2019 rules were already being enforced.
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Who should act: Employers covered by the FLSA with workers in Federal. Review related policies, notices and agreements now (in effect since 2026-05-15). Confirm the details in the official source before acting.
Generated 2026-10-15T18:41-05:00
Official sources
- www.federalregister.govhttps://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/15/2026-09839/defining-and-delimiting-the-exemptions-for-executive-administrative-professional-outside-sales-and