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Overtime Revisited: The DOL's Final Regulations

Item # 087

What you need to know to comply
by Julie K. Athey, Attorney
It's official — the DOL has overhauled white-collar overtime exemption rules for the first time in decades. Employers will have to revise policies, rethink procedures, and review classifications. It's shaping up to be HR's most daunting administrative obligation in years.

That's why you need the all-new, in-depth report Overtime Revisited: The DOL's Final Regulations. This clearly written report tells you:

How to determine if an employee is exempt from overtime requirements under the new standards.
How to rewrite workplace policies to ensure compliance.
How to manage employee job responsibilities and pay to preserve the existing exemptions.
How to suspend employees for misconduct without violating their exempt status.
How to audit your organization to ensure compliance with the new regulations.
How to take advantage of new 'safe harbor' provisions that protect you from certain types of overtime violations.
Also explains all of the new tests for meeting the exemption standards for:
Executives
Administrative employees
Professionals
Outside sales workers
Computer professionals
All in the plain English used in everyday conversation.
Exemption Audit Outline
Overtime Revisited: The DOL's Final Regulations includes an Exemption Audit Outline for simplifying your workforce exemption status review. Just answer yes or no to each question in this easy-to-navigate outline and you'll quickly arrive at a defensible status determination. This handy tool helps you rapidly assess each position in your organization under the new rules and decide if overtime is required.

M. Lee Smith Publishers (2004)