Minimum Salary for FLSA-Exempt Employees to Rise: Various Resources Updated, Added
Author: Michael Cardman, XpertHR Legal Editor
Effective December 1, 2016, new regulations from the US Department of Labor will raise the minimum salary for an employee exempt from the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) from $455 per week to $913 per week.
The minimum salary level will be automatically adjusted every three years based on the 40th percentile level of full-time salaried workers in the lowest-wage Census region.
In addition, the new regulations will allow an employer to satisfy up to 10% of the salary minimum by nondiscretionary bonuses, incentives and commissions that are paid quarterly or more frequently.
As a result of this development, XpertHR has updated or added the following content:
Employment Law Manual
Policies and Documents
- Salary Basis Policy
- Salary Basis Test - Checklist
- Letter Informing a Nonexempt Employee of a Change in FLSA Status
- Letter Informing an Exempt Employee of a Change in FLSA Status
How To
- How to Determine if an Employee Qualifies for the Executive Exemption
- How to Determine if an Employee Qualifies for the Administrative Exemption
- How to Determine if an Employee Qualifies for the Learned Professional Exemption
- How to Determine if an Employee Qualifies for the Creative Professional Exemption
- How to Determine if an Employee Qualifies for the Computer Employee Exemption
- How to Deal With Extra Pay Periods Caused by the Calendar
Legal Timetable
- Minimum Salary for Most Overtime-Exempt Employees Rises to $47,476
- DOL Adjusts Salary Threshold for Overtime Exemptions
Supervisor Training
Liveflo
Legal Insight
FAQs
- May an employer make deductions from its exempt employees' bonuses?
- How does an employer apply the computer employee exemption to cutting-edge computer jobs?