Answer / Sunil Kumar Sharma

The Overtime Final Rule, published by the U.S. Department of Labor in 2016, updates the regulations governing overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The rule raises the salary threshold for exempt executive, administrative, and professional employees, and also modifies the duties tests used to determine exemptions.

What is the purpose of the "Overtime" Final Rule?

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May employers make a catch-up payment in the event that an employee doesn't receive enough in nondiscretionary bonuses and incentive payments (including commissions) in a given quarter to remain exempt?

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What are the costs and benefits of the Final Rule?

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Why is the Department setting the standard salary level at the 40th percentile of weekly earnings for full-time salaried workers in the lowest wage Census Region and not on national data as proposed?

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Can teachers who instruct outside of the classroom be considered to have a primary duty of teaching? What about those who may have a primary duty of teaching, but do not instruct people enrolled in degree-seeking programs?

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What's the reason of 2004 standard salary level need to be increased?

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Define FLSA?

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comment on difference between a discretionary bonus and a nondiscretionary bonus?

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If the effective date is December 1st, what does this mean for businesses where the pay period begins on Monday the 28th? How do they manage this?

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Does the Final Rule change how employers may use bonuses to satisfy the salary level for highly compensated employees (HCEs)?

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Is the Department making any adjustments to the standard duties tests?

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How did the Department determine which Census Region is the lowest wage Census Region?

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