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The Department of
Labor has just released its final version of the new FLSA
regulations governing overtime eligibility for "white-collar"
workers. The final regulations are different in several key
respects from the regulations that the DOL proposed in March 2003.
Specifically, the final version of the regulations:
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contains a rule
prohibiting classification of police officers, firefighters,
investigators and other "first responders" as exempt;
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raises the salary
basis test to $455 per week;
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increases the highly
compensated employee exemption threshold from $65,000 to
$100,000; and
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largely reverses the
proposed changes to the administrative and professional
exemptions.
The regulations will
go into effect 120 days after they are published in the Federal
Register. For more information, you may read our
Special
Bulletin or visit our FLSA website.
Our
FLSA Public Sector Guide will be
updated to reflect the changes.
For a complete listing
of the regulations, visit the
DOL website.
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