How Do You Determine Whether an Employee Qualifies for Exemption?

Today’s episode summarizes all we have discussed regarding the FLSA exemption and provides an assessment that we recommend you perform with every single one of your employees. Even if the information you write down is not entirely accurate, simply having this information on paper for each of your employees makes a huge difference whenever a…

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How Do You Qualify for the Computer Employee, Outside Sales Employee, or Highly-Compensated Worker Exemption?

In Part 3 of our series on understanding FLSA exemptions, we went over the qualifications for the professional employee exemption. In Part 4, we will cover the computer employee, outside sales employee, and highly-compensated worker exemption. To qualify for the computer employee exemption, the following tests must be met: The employee must be compensated either…

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How Do You Qualify for the Professional Employee Exemption?

In Part 2 of our series on understanding FLSA exemptions, we went over the qualifications for the administrative employee exemption. In Part 3, we will cover the professional exemption. There are two general types of exempt professional employees: learned professionals and creative professionals. To qualify for the learned professional employee exemption, all of the following…

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