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GOVERNMENT RELATIONS:

New DOL Overtime Rule to go Into Effect AUGUST 23, 2004 --
Congressional Action Still Needed on "Inside Sales" Issue (June, 2004)

On April 23, 2004, the Department of Labor issued final regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) implementing new, updated regulations covering the exemption from minimum wage and overtime pay for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees. (69 Fed. Reg. 22122). These exemptions are often referred to as the "white collar" exemptions. To be considered exempt, employees must meet certain minimum tests related to their primary job duties and, in most cases, must be paid on a salary basis at not less than minimum amounts as specified in pertinent sections of these regulations.

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