Elizabeth Arnold

Elizabeth Arnold

Elizabeth Arnold is a Director in the Labor and Employment Practice at Berkeley Research Group and has been advising clients on issues related to employment practices and wage and hour compliance for more than eighteen years. She provides expert services to counsel, employees, and companies nationwide and has specific expertise in the retail industry. Ms. Arnold develops and implements customized research methodologies that address complex legal compliance issues at the state and federal level. She has conducted more than 150 studies and her engagements often include studying store operations and identifying the tasks and responsibilities of employees. Ms. Arnold provides advisory consulting and expert testimony. Clients have used results from her studies to modify company practices and policies, and at multiple stages of active litigation.

What Changes to the FLSA Exemption Salary Threshold Mean for Retailers

On Sept. 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule to revise Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations (29 CFR 541 et seq.) to modify the criteria to be classified as exempt from the FLSA (“2019 Rules”). The most notable change in the 2019 Rules is an increase to the minimum…