29 cfr 541.602

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Exempt status under the FLSA often requires payment of a fixed salary on the salary basis discussed in the DOL regulations. 29 C.F.R. § 541.602. An employee classified as exempt sometimes asserts that receipt of supplemental compensation beyond the fixed salary renders him a non-exempt employee. Courts, however, have rejected this argument, requiring only payment of the fixed…

Among the most straight-forward components of the FLSA exemption analysis is the salary basis test, which requires that employees exempted pursuant to the “white collar exemptions” generally receive a fixed salary  of at least $455a week (higher under many state laws). At times, however, challenges arise based on certain deductions from the salary paid to such…

The United States District Court for the District of Maryland recently held that deductions from an exempt employee’s weekly salary for leave taken pursuant to an unpaid leave policy offering such leave only in full day increments did not impact the employee’s exempt status. Kulish v. Rite Aid Corp., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 176760…

Often when analyzing whether a position is exempt, we only focus on whether the job duties are sufficient for exempt status. However, in most instances, there is a second requirement: compliance with the salary basis test.   A recent decision issued by Judge Larimer of the Western District of New York is a reminder to not …