FLSA Overtime Rule Resources

Everything you need to know about the FLSA overtime rule changes

May 18, 2016 - SHRM

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published monumental changes to the overtime rule that will make approximately 4.2 million currently exempt employees eligible for overtime pay later this year.

All employers will have to comply with the changes made to the overtime regulations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by Dec. 1, 2016.

You can learn more about the overtime rule changes and how to implement them within your organization using the content and tools below:

• What Is The New FLSA Overtime Rule?
• What It Means For Your Organization
• What HR Professionals Need To Do
• What Is SHRM's Stance On The Changes?
• What Is SHRM Doing In Response?

What Is The New FLSA Overtime Rule?

• The rule extends overtime protections to 4.2 million workers who are not currently eligible under federal law.
• Workers who earn as much as $47,476 a year ($913 a week) will have to be paid overtime, even if they're classified as a manager or professional.
• The Department of Labor will increase the salary threshold every three years. Based on current projections, the salary threshold is expected to rise to more than $51,000 with its first update on January 1, 2020.
• Employers must comply with the new regulations by December 1, 2016.
• Full Coverage: Overtime Rule Issued; Increase Every Three Years Included
• Read the text of the rule here.

What It Means For Your Organization:

• Overtime Changes Will Affect Employee Benefits, Too
• Map Shows How FLSA Overtime Rule Changes Affect Each State
• Overtime Rule May Reduce Telecommuting Options
• Exempt Level for Highly-Paid Employees Now Over $100K
• More Moonlighting May be Result of New Overtime Regs
• Higher Exempt Salary Threshold Threatens Nonprofits’ Survival
• ‘Death Spiral’ for Exempt Employees Predicted
• Millennials May Get Short End of Overtime Stick
• Overtime Rule Puts Focus on Compliance

What HR Professionals Need To Do:

Use these resources to help your company comply with the new overtime regulations when they are released:

• How to Tell Employees They're Losing Their Exempt Status
• Overtime Overhaul: Preparing for the New Rule
• E-Mail Curfew May Help Newly Nonexempt Employees Adjust

SHRM'S Action On Changes To The FLSA Overtime Rule Exemptions:

• SHRM Policy Action Center: FLSA Overtime Regulations
• Bill to Block Overtime Rule Introduced
• SHRM’s Official Comment Letter to the Department of Labor
• SHRM Continues to Lead the Charge on DOL’s Overtime Regulations Rewrite
• SHRM Criticizes Proposed Overtime Rule at House Hearing