The DOL’s proposed rule seeks to raise the annual minimum salary requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime exemptions from the current level of $23,660 ($455 per week) to $35,308 ($679 per week).  Although the DOL’s proposed rule aims to impose a nearly 50% increase from the current rule, the proposed minimum salary requirement is still less than the Obama-era proposed rule which would have set the minimum salary at $47,476, or $913 per week. The DOL’s p