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Solicitor tells Kiski Area board federal overtime threshold reverted to $35,000 after court ruling
Summary
The district solicitor updated trustees that a federal overtime-exemption salary threshold increase was struck down by a Texas judge, returning the exemption threshold to $35,000 and removing an anticipated jump to $60,000 that districts were preparing for.
The board’s solicitor briefed trustees that a federal change to the overtime-exemption salary threshold has been set back to $35,000 after a federal court ruling.
The solicitor explained that the Department of Labor had moved the threshold from $35,000 to $43,000 effective July 1 and had proposed to raise it further to $60,000; a Texas judge struck down the proposed increase and the threshold reverted to $35,000. The solicitor said that after prior changes districts evaluated whether to reclassify staff or raise salaries to meet an increased threshold, and that the recent ruling reduces the need for such reclassification measures now.
“I wanted to share that with you,” the solicitor said, adding that many districts had been analyzing options for staff earning near the proposed threshold — whether to raise salaries or pay overtime. Board members were advised the matter is effectively reset to the prior $35,000 level for overtime-exemption purposes while noting the litigation posture appears to have ended for now.
The solicitor said the board may receive a more detailed update in mid‑summer if the legal or regulatory landscape changes; trustees thanked the solicitor for the briefing.
