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On August 23, 2004, controversial changes to exemptions from the FLSA's minimum wage and overtime requirements went into effect, making substantial modifications to the definition of an "exempt" employee. Low-level working supervisors throughout American industries were reclassified as "executives" and lost overtime rights.
Section 13(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 exempted "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional" employees from overtime pay requirements. [2] In determining whether an employee was exempt, the US Department of Labor and the Secretary of Labor applied a "salary-basis" test in 1940 that was not applicable to state and local employees.
Under Section 7(k), when overtime officially begins for firefighters varies based on their specific work period. A firefighter working a 14-day work period begins earning overtime sooner than one ...
These changes take effect upon the expiration of existing contracts. Local law enforcement and fire employees, and state troopers and inspectors are exempt from these changes. [4] [11] [12] [14] Career executive transfers: The law allows state employees in the career executive positions to be reassigned between agencies upon agreement of agency ...
He said some of the firefighters put in 1,400 hours of overtime, which taking into consideration firefighters already work 2,756 hours a year equals two full time 40-hour work weeks.
Aug. 2—Any firefighter who complains to outgoing Glynn County Fire Chief R.K. Jordan about mandatory overtime is preaching to the proverbial choir. "Start asking questions about mandatory ...
Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority, 469 U.S. 528 (1985), is a landmark United States Supreme Court [1] decision in which the Court held that the Congress has the power under the Commerce Clause of the Constitution to extend the Fair Labor Standards Act, which requires that employers provide minimum wage and overtime pay to their employees, to state and local governments. [2]
About 4 million lower-paid U.S. white-collar workers will qualify for overtime pay they didn't get before, thanks to a new rule announced last week by the Biden administration. However, some ...