FLSA - California employers - Minimum Salary Increase for Exempt EmployeesDale A. Hudson
Exempt Employees Employers do not need to pay the mandated rates if bona fide statutory exemptions apply. The FLSA provides for two categories of exemptions: (1) those that exempt employees from both minimum wage and overtime and (2) those that exempt them from only overtime. Visit our Exem...
The law provides requirements that employers must follow regarding payment of minimum wage, overtime pay for hours worked in excess of 40 per week, recordkeeping, and restrictions on employment of child labor. The FLSA classifies employees as either exempt or non-exempt workers. This exemption ...
FLSA exemptions are limited to employees who perform relatively high-level work. Some examples of roles that are typically classified as exempt include CEOs, mid-level managers, shift managers, doctors, lawyers, certified public accountants, and teachers. ...
The overtime rule, which was set to go into effect Dec. 1, would have had an immediate impact on exempt employees who earned less than $47,476, as these employees would now be eligible for overtime time-and-a-half pay. “This injunct...
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. ...
The first step to determining whether an employee may be eligible for overtime under the FLSA is to figure out if they are either "exempt" or "non-exempt." The reason being, employers typically aren't required to payexempt employeesovertime. ...
Watch Out for Clocking In Early If you have hourly employees or pay non-exempt employees a salary, these categories of workers should bepaid for all hours worked in a week. As straightforward as this rule may seem, many employers find themselves embroiled in litigation over not payi...
The FLSA permits employers to classify employees as exempt, provided several specific criteria are met. Exempt employees are paid a fixed salary regardless of the number of hours they work and do not receive overtime. There are several exemptions for which an employee can qualify, with the ...
“on the clock” and when times are not paid hours. There are also detailed rules concerning whether employees areexemptfrom the FLSA overtime regulations. The law requires that overtime be paid at one-and-a-half times the regular hourly rate (“time-and-a-half”) for all hours worked ...