What Is an Exempt Employee in the Workplace? Pros and Cons

An exempt employee is a salaried worker who is not entitled to overtime pay or minimum wage protections under the Fair Labor ...

Understanding Non-Exempt Employee Status, Pros & Cons, and Job Types

A non-exempt employee qualifies to earn at least minimum wage and receive overtime under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act ...
JD Supra

Not All Exempt Employees Are Affected by the New Minimum Salary Rule

The U.S. Department of Labor recently published new final regulations that increase the minimum salary level for most employees to be considered exempt under the executive, administrative, and ...
The Monterey County Herald

Sara Boyns, Workplace Law: Exempt employee salary requirements

Question: I heard the Department of Labor changed the salary threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay. Does this mean some of my California employees are now exempt from overtime pay ...
JD Supra

The Term “Exempt Employees” Under the HWHFA Applies to More than “White Collar” Exemptions When Calculating Paid Sick Time

n Hirdman v. Charter Communication (8/4/25) 113 Cal.App.5th 376, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals was faced with the sole issue of determining the meaning of the phrase “exempt employees” as used ...
Inc

The Payroll Law You Are Probably Breaking

You have a slacker exempt employee who just showed up three hours late, again. You dock her pay, because fair is fair. Reasonable, right? Congratulations! You just broke a federal law. If she’s a ...
HR Dive

Call center employees aren’t ‘automobile salespersons’ exempt from FLSA overtime, 11th Circuit says

The lower court must now determine if they could be exempt as commission-based employees of a retail or service establishment. Next month, the ante goes up for employers to ensure they’ve properly ...
The National Law Review

Department of Labor Rule Increasing Exempt Employee Salary Threshold Faces Legal Challenges

We collaborate with the world's leading lawyers to deliver news tailored for you. Sign Up for any (or all) of our 25+ Newsletters. Some states have laws and ethical rules regarding solicitation and ...
Medicine Buffalo

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

To qualify for exemption, employees generally must meet all the following tests: Duties Test - The employee's job duties must primarily involve executive, administrative or professional duties as ...
The Business Journals

The hidden cost of misclassification: Exempt vs. non-exempt missteps and resulting liability for employers

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. It sounds simple: classify workers as exempt or non-exempt ...
The Monterey County Herald

Marco Lucido, Workplace Law: Is a high salary enough to classify an employee as ‘exempt’ in California?

Question: I’m going to hire a new employee soon. I want this person to be exempt from the normal overtime and meal and rest period rules. Can I make this person exempt by paying them a higher salary?
Key West Citizen

County concerned about excessive overtime at airport

An internal finance review is raising questions about Monroe County’s overtime policies after finding the county paid hundreds of thousands of dollars more in overtime than it would have under ...