Introduction to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

1. General Rule ..........................................................................................................................................20 2. Definition of Voluntary Attendance.......................................................................................................21 3. Definition of Training Directly Related to Employee’s Job...................................................................21 4. Exceptions ..............................................................................................................................................21 S ECTION 4 The Work Period .........................................................................................................................................................22 A. Basic Workweek Principles...........................................................................................................................22 1. Definition of a Workweek......................................................................................................................22 2. Requirement to Designate ......................................................................................................................22 3. Requirements Regarding Change of Workweeks...................................................................................22 4. Illustrations of Workweek Principles .....................................................................................................22 B. Public Safety 7(k) Work Periods ...................................................................................................................24 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................24 2. Definition of “Fire Protection Activities” ..............................................................................................24 3. Definition of “Law Enforcement Activities” .........................................................................................24 4. 7(k) Work Periods for Fire Protection Activities ...................................................................................25 5. 7(k) Work Periods for Law Enforcement Activities ..............................................................................25 S ECTION 5 Overtime Exemptions ..................................................................................................................................................26 A. The General “White-Collar” Exemptions......................................................................................................26 1. The Salary Tests.....................................................................................................................................26 2. The Duties Tests.....................................................................................................................................26 B. The Highly Compensated Employee Exemption ..........................................................................................30 C. Exemption for Computer –Related Occupations...........................................................................................31 D. Special Exclusion for “First Responders” .....................................................................................................31 S ECTION 6 Compensatory Time Off ..............................................................................................................................................32 A. The Basic Requirements................................................................................................................................32 1. Distinction Between FLSA CTO and Non-FLSA CTO.........................................................................32 2. Employer and Employee Must Agree ....................................................................................................32 3. Credited at Time and One Half ..............................................................................................................32 4. Maximum Accrual Caps.........................................................................................................................33 B. Use of Accumulated FLSA CTO ..................................................................................................................33 1. “Reasonable Period” ..............................................................................................................................33 2. “Unduly Disrupt” ...................................................................................................................................34 3. Forced Use of CTO ................................................................................................................................34 4. There Are No FLSA Standards for Use of Non-FLSA CTO .................................................................34 5. Payment for Accumulated FLSA CTO ..................................................................................................35 S ECTION 7 The Regular Rate of Pay..............................................................................................................................................35 A. Overview .......................................................................................................................................................35 B. Calculation of the Regular Rate ....................................................................................................................36 C. Employees Working at Two or More Rates ..................................................................................................37 D. Payments that May be Excluded from the Regular Rate ...............................................................................37 E. Examples of Payments Included in the Regular Rate....................................................................................38 F. Timely Payments of Wages...........................................................................................................................38 S ECTION 8 Record Keeping ...........................................................................................................................................................39 A. Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................39

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