Be proactive! On December 1, 2016, the minimum salary threshold for the FLSA’s white-collar exemptions increases to an annual $47,476.
This more-than doubling of the salary test is the biggest change to the FLSA in decades, and will add an approximate 4.2 million employees to the ranks of the non-exempt, to whom you must pay overtime if they work more than 40 hours in a week.
As a result of this regulation, businesses will need to start tracking hours for exempt salaried employees who are at or below the $47,476 threshold.
If you have questions about this or other overtime rules and your business, contact any of our professionals at 216.831.0733 or info@zinnerco.com. We’re ready to start the conversation. 
Important Changes to the Deductibility of Employer-Provided Meals
On Jan. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) significantly tightened the rules on the tax deductibility of employer-provided meals. If your business has historically relied on deductions for meals and food-related benefits, these changes require immediate...
