The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA” or the “Act”) governs the minimum wage and overtime compensation requirements for employees in almost all workplaces across the country. However, unsurprisingly, employers’ obligations under the FLSA are more complicated than simply paying their employees the set minimum wage (currently, $7.25/hour) and 1.5 times their regularly hourly rate for all hours worked over 40 hours per week. The many exemptions contained within the Act limit the number of employees who are entitled to these minimum wage and overtime guarantees.
For example, under the FLSA, employees “employed in a bona fide executive,...
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