The Department of Labor released details of the new Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime exemption rules for white collar workers. Here is a brief summary of the key provisions: Effective Date: December 1, 2016. Note that the change occurs on a Thursday, so employers will need to make changes for the payroll period in which December 1 falls. […]
New FLSA Exemption Rules Announced: $47,476 Minimum Salary Effective 12/1/2016
June 30, 2016 by Fred Holloway
Filed Under: Compliance Tagged With: Employment, Exempt, Fair Labor Standards Act, Human resources, Overtime, Salary, Salary basis test, United States Department of Labor, White-collar worker
Be sure you are properly paying overtime to non-exempt employees
January 10, 2012 by Fred Holloway
This entry is part 5 of 9 in the series 10.5 COMMON EMPLOYMENT-RELATED MISTAKES - And how to avoid them
Be careful to properly draw the line between “exempt” employees and “non-exempt” (those entitled to receive overtime pay). Paying employees a salary isn’t enough to avoid overtime. Unless employees are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by definition, you must pay them 1.5 times their regular hourly wage for all […]
Filed Under: Compliance, HR Update Tagged With: Employment, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, Independent contractor, Overtime, United States
