Recently, I’ve received many questions and concerns regarding President Barack Obama’s memorandum telling the Department of Labor (DOL) to expand employee overtime eligibility. For a little background: 
 
On March 13, President Obama issued a memorandum directing the Department of Labor (DOL) to “modernize and streamline overtime regulations and make more workers eligible under federal law.” 
 
Specifically, the memo tells DOL Secretary Thomas Perez to consider how the white-collar overtime exemption adopted by the DOL under the Fair Labor Standards Act could be simplified and updated to address the changing nature of the American workplace ...