By: Rachel Ohliger

Big changes could be coming to business payrolls across the country. A recent change to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) white collar exemption rule means the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) seeks greater protection for certain lower-paid executive, administrative and professional (“white collar”) employees who are currently exempt from overtime, though likely work more than eight hours a day (in select states) or forty (40) hours each week.