There are two types of employees recognized by the FLSA: exempt and nonexempt. Exempt workers are free from FLSA wage and overtime regulations, as the term implies. To determine whether a particular category of employees is exempt, the Act offers a number of potential exemption tests. ...
Overtime pay standards under the FLSA require that non-exempt employees receive one and a half times their regular pay rate for any hours worked over 40 in a workweek. This regulation is designed to ensure employees are fairly compensated for long hours and to discourage excessive overtime. Acc...