Hospitals and residential care establishments may adopt, by agreement with their employees, a 14-day work period instead of the usual 7-day workweek if the employees are paid at least time and one-half their regular rates for hours worked over 8 in a day or 80 in a 14-day work period, whichever is the greater number of overtime hours. Detailed information is available from local WHD offices. Revised September 2016. Section 13(a)(1) of the FLSA provides an exemption from both minimum wage and overtime pay for employees employed as bona fide executive, administrative, professional, computer and outside sales employees. 541.710(a). These provisions, as well as other statutes prohibiting discrimination in employment, are enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Maine For those who have access to the Internet, further information may also be obtained on WHDs Internet Home Page which can be located at the following address:www.dol.gov/agencies/whd. Virtual & Washington, DC | February 26-28, 2023. Federal law establishes a minimum salary of $684 per week for the professional exemption. SHRM Employment Law & Compliance Conference, regardless of what happens to the now-blocked federal overtime rule, raising salaries for exempt employees above the threshold, Californias Exempt Salary Threshold Will Rise Regardless of Blocked Overtime Rule, New OSHA Guidance Clarifies Return-to-Work Expectations, Trump Suspends New H-1B Visas Through 2020, Faking COVID-19 Illness Can Have Serious Consequences, White House Takes Action Against Migrant Child Labor, U.S. Companys Mandatory Video Surveillance Violated Dutch Rights. As WHD authorized representatives, they conduct investigations and gather data on wages, hours, and other employment conditions in order to determine compliance with the law regardless of workers immigration status. .cd-main-content p, blockquote {margin-bottom:1em;} Workers who do not earn at least $35,568 a year ($684 a week) would have to be paid overtime, even if they're classified as a manager or professional. else if(currentUrl.indexOf("/about-shrm/pages/shrm-mena.aspx") > -1) { SHRM members receive exclusive access to templates, tools, webcasts, how-to guides and more aimed at helping HR professionals get their organizations into compliance with the new overtime regulations. On December 31, 2021, the minimum wage is increasing in every region except New York City. The .gov means its official. The FLSA requires employers to keep records on wages, hours, and other items, as specified in DOL recordkeeping regulations. Effective January 1, 2021, the rule increases the minimum salary required for the executive, administrative, and professional exemptions under state law as follows: Employers with 50 or Fewer Employees: $821.40 per week. Whether compliance would be an undue hardship is determined by looking at the difficulty or expense of compliance for a specific employer in comparison to the size, financial resources, nature, and structure of the employers business. [CDATA[/* >