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Classifying Employees as Exempt from Overtime May Become a Lot More Costly

by Robin Largent
August 24, 2015
in Uncategorized
Classifying Employees as Exempt from Overtime May Become a Lot More Costly

This piece originally appeared in the Carothers DiSante & Freudenberger California Labor & Employment Law Blog and is republished here with permission.

In July, the Department of Labor announced proposed changes to the white-collar overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). If enacted, these changes will significantly impact employers.  To qualify as exempt from overtime under federal law, employees currently must be paid a salary of at least $455 per week ($23,660 per year) and their “primary duty” must be executive, professional or administrative — as those terms are defined under federal law.  The proposed regulations enormously increase the minimum salary threshold to $970 per week ($50,440 per year) in 2016. (This increase would make the minimum salary threshold under federal law even higher than that under California law, which currently requires exempt employees to be paid a minimum salary of $37,440.) Notably, current federal law provides that certain “highly compensated” employees qualify for exempt status if they earn a salary of at least $100,000 per year and customarily and regularly perform executive, professional or administrative duties.  The proposed regulations continue the highly compensated employee exemption but increase the minimum salary to $122,148 per year.

Currently, the proposed regulations do not make any changes to the “duties test” for exempt status.  However, the DOL is soliciting comments on changes to the duties test, including specifically asking whether the federal duties test should mirror the duties test for exempt status under California law.  Scary.  As California employers are aware, California’s overtime exemptions are much narrower than the federal exemptions, making it more difficult for employees to qualify for exempt status in California.  Whereas federal law focuses on whether the employee’s “primary duty” is an exempt duty (a qualitative focus), California law requires that the employee spend more than 50 percent of his or her work time each week on exempt executive, professional or administrative duties (a quantitative focus). By increasing the minimum salary threshold for exempt status and potentially adopting California’s duties test, the DOL’s proposed regulations certainly will make it more difficult for employees to qualify for exempt status under the FLSA.

For more information on the DOL’s proposed rulemaking, click here.  For information on how to submit comments to the DOL, click here.


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Robin Largent

Robin Largent headshot (300x450)A regular presence in Northern California state and federal courts, Robin E. Largent has been lead defense counsel for California employers in litigation ranging from discrimination and harassment to wage and hour and trade secrets claims.  Her bold and confident approach to positioning clients ahead of plaintiffs’ claims and opposing counsel tactics have resulted in summary judgment dismissal and voluntary dismissal in several complex lawsuits.

Largent represents employers, including major food and retail companies, in all types of employment litigation: wrongful termination, retaliation, breach of contract, wage and hour (California Labor Code) and unfair competition.  She also regularly counsels and advises California employers on issues of compliance with California and federal employment laws.

In her guidance to employers on best practices to avoid litigation, she addresses areas such as FMLA/CFRA, layoffs and reductions in force, state and federal wage and hour laws and protection of trade secrets.

Largent serves as editor and primary contributor for CDF’s California Labor & Employment Law Blog and ensures the topicality and quality of the firm’s widely respected online resource for employers.  She also is a regular contributor to various external employment law publications.

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