Need more help onNew Overtime Laws?
Compensation.BLR.com has exclusive salary data, practical FLSA analysis, and thousands of work-saving tools. Help on New Overtime Laws is just 2 minutes away:
Exclusive salary data, practical FLSA analysis, and thousands of work-saving tools are just 2 minutes away – that’s all it takes to set up a Free 14 day trial. And just for starting up your free trial, we’ll give you this fascinating bonus gift:
Find practical resources to help you do your job better:
Find practical resources to help you do your job better:
- Salary Center - BLR’s exclusive salary surveys put reliable data on over 2,400 jobs at your fingertips – for your state and region
- Plain-English state compensation law analysis - Never guess again about the ins and outs of overtime, FLSA, and minimum wage laws in your state
- 100s of customizable, downloadable tools - Pre-written job descriptions, sample policies, forms make administration easier
- Performance Appraisal Wizard - This tool makes it easy to create thorough employee appraisals
- Weekly Compensation Ezine - Keeps you in the know**
- "Ask the Experts" - 1 day, personalized answers to your compensation questions
The Department of Labor has issued
new overtime laws that change the exemption tests for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The FLSA regulations concerning overtime pay have been revised, effective August 23, 2004. The new salary level required for an employee to be exempt from overtime protection is $455 per week, and the various "white collar" exemptions have been revised.
The Department of Labor contends the intent of the new overtime laws is to simplify overtime rules. For example, duties tests for exempt employees are simplified, with the current "independent judgment and discretion" test being replaced by a "primary duty" test. Employers also hope that the complicated tests of the past become simplified, and the prospect of class action suits over overtime is reduced.
Get the Latest Updates Quickly and Easily
To find out more about the latest developments on new overtime laws, including how to calculate overtime pay, visit Compensation.BLR.com, the compensation specialists.
Compensation.BLR.com is the most complete source for practical Compensation advice and plain-English compliance analysis. No matter what the topic - from the Fair Labor Standards Act's new overtime laws to detailed state and regional salary data - you’ll find help you can count on. The Compensation.BLR.com editorial staff monitors a host of private and government sources to keep you up-to-date on all the important developments.
The HR Library has more overtime law resources like these:
Overtime law analysis
FLSA interpretations
How to calculate overtime
Who is eligible for overtime