NOTICE: The U.S. Department of Labor final rule, Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees, takes effect on July 1, 2024. The final rule updates and revises the regulations issued under section 13(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act implementing the exemption from minimum wage and overtime pay requirements for executive, administrative, and professional (EAP) employees. Revisions include increases to the standard salary level and the highly compensated employee total annual compensation threshold, and a mechanism that provides for the timely and efficient updating of these earnings thresholds to reflect current earnings data.
The Restaurant Employment Toolkit contains:
- Correctly Classify Managers and Assistant Managers: Determine whether employees are exempt from or protected by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
- What Employers Should Know about Compensable Hours Worked under The Fair Labor Standards Act: Learn how to properly record and pay employees for all hours worked.
- Why the Minimum Wage Deserves Your Maximum Attention: Understand an employer’s federal minimum wage obligations and avoid common violations.
- What Fast-Food Restaurant Owners Should Know about Child Labor Requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act: Employees under age 18 may only perform allowed tasks and work specific hours.
- Wage and Hour Fact Sheet 2: Restaurants and Fast Food Establishments Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
- Wage and Hour Fact Sheet 2A: Child Labor Rules for Employing Youth in Restaurants and Quick-Service Establishments under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
- Wage and Hour Fact Sheet 14: Coverage under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
- Wage and Hour Fact Sheet 15: Tipped Employees Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
- Wage and Hour Fact Sheet 16: Deductions from Wages for Uniforms and Other Facilities under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
- Wage and Hour Fact Sheet 17C: Exemption for Administrative Employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
- Wage and Hour Fact Sheet 21: Recordkeeping Requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
- Wage and Hour Fact Sheet 22: Hours Worked under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
- Wage and Hour Fact Sheet 23: Overtime Pay Requirements of the FLSA