32 | Classification Guidebook © 2024 Seyfarth Shaw LLP | www.seyfarth.com Preview, if applicable, that the DOL’s new rules may necessitate changes to the particular duties performed by some employees as well. Note, if applicable, that the DOL’s new rules could also necessitate operational or personnel changes to offset the increased business costs caused by the new rules. Assure employees that the changes are merely to comply with the DOL’s new rules and should not be taken as a suggestion that the employer views any employee’s value or worth differently than before. Close by notifying employees that those who will be affected by the changes caused by the DOL’s new rules will be contacted directly within a certain number of days or weeks with information specific to them. If necessary, note also that it will take some time for all of those individualized communications to occur; thus, not everyone who will be affected by the changes will receive information specific to them on the same date. The company’s goal, though, is to notify all affected employees of the changes specific to them by [______], 2024 Invite those with questions to contact [______]in HR or [______] in the legal department. Note: If there will be position eliminations or employee separations as part of the changes, consider what, if any, impact such additional changes may have on the above communications plan.
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