Introduction Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA” or the “Act”), certain employees are exempt from the overtime requirements of the Act. The Act requires that an employee who works in excess of 40 hours during a seven-day workweek get time and one half for all hours worked over 40, unless the employee falls within …
1. New 2016 White Collar Overtime Rule The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA” or the “Act”) mandates that all employees not “exempt” from overtime pay be paid overtime for all hours “actually worked” in excess of 40 hours in any single workweek at a rate of 1 ½ times the “regular rate” of pay. Failure …