Answer / Gireesh Chandra

The Department of Labor (DOL) increased the standard salary level for exempt employees from $455 per week ($23,660 annually) to $684 per week ($35,568 annually). Additionally, HCEs (highly compensated employees) now qualify as exempt if they earn at least $107,432 per year.

Define FLSA?

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How often will the Department update the standard salary level and HCE total annual compensation requirements?

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Can teachers who instruct outside of the classroom be considered to have a primary duty of teaching? What about those who may have a primary duty of teaching, but do not instruct people enrolled in degree-seeking programs?

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What is the purpose of the "Overtime" Final Rule?

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What determines if an employee falls within one of the white collar exemptions?

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What's the reason of 2004 standard salary level need to be increased?

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Who is covered by the FLSA? Are employees of small businesses covered?

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How does the Final Rule help workers who already are entitled to overtime - and their employers?

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How did the Department determine the new total annual compensation requirement for highly compensated employees (HCEs)?

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What are the costs and benefits of the Final Rule?

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How many employees does the Department estimate will be impacted by the salary level increases?

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Why didn't the Department set the salary threshold at a lower amount?

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