human resources
DOL Overtime Rule On Hold for Now
The DOL's new overtime rule that was set to take effect on December 1 has been postponed until a pending lawsuit is resolved.
Are Teachers Considered to be Exempt?
Will teachers have to earn the minimum salary amount of $913/week to be considered exempt from overtime?
Stacey Gibson, Director of Human Resources
May 31, 2016
human resources
overtime
department of labor (dol)
fair labor standards act (flsa)
employee classification
compensation
Q: With the new DOL ruling, do teachers have to earn the minimum salary amount of $913/week to be considered exempt from overtime?
A: No. Per the FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act): The salary and salary basis requirements do not apply to bona fide teachers. Teachers are exempt if their primary duty is teaching, tutoring, instructing or lecturing in the activity of imparting knowledge, and if they are employed and engaged in this activity as a teacher in an educational establishment. Exempt teachers include, but are not limited to, regular academic teachers; kindergarten or nursery school teachers; teachers of gifted or disabled children; teachers of skilled and semi-skilled trades and occupations; teachers engaged in automobile driving instruction; aircraft flight instructors; home economics teachers; and vocal or instrument music teachers.
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