FLSA Overtime Security Advisor

When Congress enacted the FLSA, it created an exemption from the minimum wage and overtime pay requirements for "any employee employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity or in the capacity of outside salesman." Congress did not define these terms but instead granted authority to the Secretary of Labor to do so. Because your definitions of these terms may not match DOL's definitions, you may want to first review the Fact Sheet for a particular exemption to learn more about it or you may want to review the occupational index for help in determining which section to use. Please remember that to qualify for an exemption, an employee must meet specific duties tests and, in most cases, minimum compensation requirements.

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