Understanding Wage and Hour Law

Preparing to implement the new salary threshold for determining exemption status has highlighted the importance of understanding the basic components and rules of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).  Districts can reduce the risk for wage and hour complaints and costly penalties by ensuring key staff and supervisors understand and comply with the federal regulations.   The keys to success are ensuring exemption criteria and salary thresholds are applied correctly, properly identifying compensable time, and compensating nonexempt employees appropriately when overtime is worked.

Topics covered:

• Determining exemption status
• Applying the new salary threshold test
• Identifying compensable time
• Recognizing when overtime occurs
• Compensating and managing overtime

Audience:

• Human resource administrators
• Business administrators
• Payroll staff