An exempt employee is an employee who does not receive overtime pay or qualify for minimum wage. Exempt employees are paid a salary rather than by the hour, and they work in profe ...
The main difference between exempt and nonexempt comes down to overtime pay. Nonexempt employees can earn it, while exempt ...
On May 28, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued Opinion Letter FLSA2026‑5, confirming that an exempt employee paid on a salary basis may ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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?
Sid Lewis is a partner at Jones Walker and leader of the firm’s labor and employment practice group. As a labor and employment law attorney, misclassification is by far the most common mistake I see ...
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 ...
An analysis of the permissible exemptions to minimum wage and overtime requirements under California law, as applied to private, non-unionized employers, including the executive, administrative, ...