White-Collar Exemptions
General Accounting Office Analysis
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) sets the minimum wage most employers must pay their employees and the maximum hours — 40 hours per week — most employees can work without receiving extra, overtime premium pay. The largest group of workers exempt from the FLSA are those classified as executives, administrators, or professionals. For employers and employees, the practical consequences of exempt worker classification can be very important. An exempt employee can be required to work as many hours as it takes to complete a task. Although this may be more than 40 hours per week, the employee will not…
