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Fair Labor Standards Act Update
County Personnel Administrators Association of California (CPAAC) Fall Conference| September 17, 2015
Presented by: Jack Hughes
Overtime Exemption Proposed
Rulemaking
The Department of Labor is openly
considering additional rule changes:
– The Federal Government is open-minded about adding
additional occupation examples to the duties test.
– The Federal Government is open-minded about adding
non-discretionary bonuses to satisfy at least part of the
weekly salary requirement for the three White Collar
exemptions.
– No specific changes have been identified and neither of
these subjects are addressed in the current rulemaking.
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Overtime Exemption Proposed
Rulemaking
Rulemaking Process
– The President of the United States directed
the Department of Labor to start the
rulemaking process on March 13, 2014.
– The Department of Labor issued the
proposed FLSA updates on July 6, 2015.
– The Department of Labor closed the public
comment period on September 4, 2015.
– Final action to implement the salary test
updates is expected in 2016.
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