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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has published a Request for Information (RFI) in the Federal Register seeking comments from the public about how the white-collar regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act should be updated. The Obama Administration had sought to revise the same regulations in 2016, but that effort was blocked by a federal court late last year. Under current law, employees working in a “bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity” are not eligible for overtime pay.
Federal regulations determine which employees fall within those categories. In most cases, employees will be considered exempt from overtime if (1) the employee is paid on a salary basis (“salary basis test”); (2) the employee receives at least a minimum specified salary amount (“salary level test”) which is currently set at $455/week; and (3) the employee’s job primarily involves executive, administrative, or professional duties as defined by the regulations (“duties test”).
The questions posed by the Labor Department in the new Request for Information give the public the opportunity to weigh in on whether and how those tests should be changed in future DOL rulemaking. The deadline for submitting comments to the Department is September 25, 2017.
We urge all Alaska nonprofits to review the DOL request and submit your comments by the September deadline.
If you have questions please contact Foraker HR Director Rebecca Savidis at 907-743-1200, or rsavidis@forakergroup.org.