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WASHINGTON – The Biden-Harris administration today announced a final rule that expands overtime protections for millions of the nation’s lower-paid salaried workers by increasing the salary thresholds required to exempt a salaried bona fide executive, administrative or professional employee from federal overtime pay requirements.
The FLSA requires that most employees in the United States be paid at least the federal minimum wage for all hours worked and overtime pay at not less than time and one-half the regular rate of pay for all hours worked over 40 hours in a workweek.
This fact sheet provides information on the salary basis requirement for the exemption from minimum wage and overtime pay provided by Section 13 (a) (1) of the FLSA as defined by Regulations, 29 C.F.R. Part 541.
Some workers are specifically exempt from the FLSA’s minimum wage and overtime protections, including bona fide executive, administrative or professional employees. This exemption, typically referred to as the “EAP” exemption, applies when: 1. An employee is paid a salary, 2. The salary is not less than a minimum salary threshold amount ...
In April 2024, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) released a final rule that will increase the minimum salary amount required to be paid to certain employees in order for these employees to be considered exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime pay requirements.
In April 2024, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) released a final rule that will increase the minimum salary amount required to be paid to certain employees in order for these employees to be considered exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime pay requirements.
As a result of a new state minimum wage, employers with 50 or fewer employees must pay a salary of at least $1,332.80 per week in 2025 for the overtime exemption. For larger employers, the minimum salary requirement for overtime exemption is $1,499.40 per week in 2025.
To be exempt from overtime, a position must meet the following three criteria: A minimum salary threshold (some exceptions apply). Payment on a salary basis as defined by the regulations...
In April, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) raised the salary threshold for white-collar exemptions from overtime requirements: first from $35,568 per year ($684 per week) to $43,888 per...
The FLSA creates exemptions to minimum wage and overtime provisions for white-collar employees as well as more specific exemptions in certain specialized industries: Agriculture. Transportation. Hospitals and residential care facilities. Domestic service. Retail and service establishments. Fishing and seafood production. Communications.