Tag Archives: SalaryExempt

Defining Salary-Exempt Employees, Part 2: The Administrative Exemption

Ari RosensteinJune 13, 2015 In a previous article, we discussed the exemption test as it relates to Executive positions. In this article we cover the Administrative exemption, one of the harder categories for employers to justify. In a nutshell, the exemption is dependent upon how much authority and independence an individual has in their job. There … Continue reading Defining Salary-Exempt Employees, Part 2: The Administrative Exemption

Defining Salary-Exempt Employees, Part 1: Executives

Ari RosensteinJune 10, 2015 In 2014, President Obama instructed the Department of Labor and the Secretary of Labor to rewrite the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations, specifically addressing and updating the definition of salary-exempt employee status.  The DOL has only updated the FLSA regulations twice in the last 40 years, most recently in 2004. … Continue reading Defining Salary-Exempt Employees, Part 1: Executives