Exempt Employee
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DOL Has FAQ on Furloughs, Reduced Pay and Hours
The U.S. Dept.
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Cutting Exempt Pay to Recover Bonus Jeopardizes Status, Sixth Circuit Rules
A company plan to recover bonus “overpayments” from the salaries of exempt employees does not meet the salary basis test of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Sixth Circuit rules, thus the employees were entitled to overtime payments.
The corporate plan in the case had specified that the company reserved the right to make deductions from exempt employee’s base salaries for bonus payments mad
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Purchasing Agents Qualify for Administrative Exemption Says DOL
Purchasing Agents who ensure that materials, equipment, and supplies are ordered and delivered and participate in the vendor selection process are performing duties that directly relate to the functional areas of purchasing and procurement, which fall under the exempt administrative employee criteria, according to an
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No Partial Day Deduction if State Leave Reason Different from FMLA
Read more Case Managers and Radiology Techs Are Not FLSA Exempt
Read more Bad Checks Deductible from Exempt Employee Bonuses Under FLSA
Read more Salary requirement for exempt employee met with combined U.S. and foreign currency, says federal Wage-Hour opinion letter.
Read more Account Manager for Software Company is Administrative Exempt Says Seventh Circuit
Read more Mortgage Loan Officers Non-Exempt Says First DOL “Interpretation” Letter
Employees who perform the typical job duties of a mortgage loan officer do not qualify as bona fide exempt administrative employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the first U.S. Dept. of Labor Wage Hour Division “Interpretation” declares.
Read more Claims Adjusters Are OT Exempt, DC Circuit Rules
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