Exempt/Non-Exempt
A shift lead earns a $60,000 salary but spends 80% of their day physically clearing machine jams and driving a forklift. How should they be classified?
Non-exempt (Hourly/OT Eligible)
The DOL looks at the primary duties, and if the main task is manual labor rather than managing people, the employee is entitled to OT.
The time period in which an ordinary FLSA must be filed.
What is 2 years?
Hours of work ordered and approved in writing in advance of the employee's regularly scheduled administrative work week
What is regular overtime?
Area not more than 50 miles from an employee's duty station
What is official duty station radius?
Must be performed more that 50% of the time.
What is a primary duty?
This applies when one supervises 2 or more employees
What is the executive exemption?
This person may not participate in interviews unless specifically requested by OPM.
What is the claimant's representative?
Work approved, but not approved in advance of the employee's regularly scheduled administrative work week
What irregular or occasional overtime?
Travel in very unique and unusual conditions.
What is arduous travel?
FLSA determination is based upon this?
What is work actually performed?
This applies when one represents management
What is the administrative exemption?
An employee may appeal a decision from this entity administratively.
What is the employee's agency?
Work performed for the benefit of the agency outside of the basic workday and overtime is not requested or authorized.
What is suffer and permit?
Travel on a non-work day during the same time frame of a regular work day.
What is the rule of corresponding hours?
Every agency is required maintain this for all time spent working regardless of whether the work is authorized and/or paid.
What are records of an employee's work hours?
This applies when advanced knowledge in a field of science or learning acquired by a prolonged course of instruction is required.
What is the professional exemption?
If applicable, an employee must use this procedure to remedy FLSA claims.
What is the negotiated grievance procedure?
Overtime is not permitted for this type of travel after normal duty hours on a non-work day.
What is overnight travel?
Travel that cannot be scheduled or controlled administratively?
What is uncontrollable circumstances?
Employees with the responsibility to ensure that work is performed in compliance with the FLSA.
What are all employees?
Making less than $35,568 per year; technician work in positions below GS-9, non-supervisory Federal Wage System positions.
What are Special Situations?
OPM will cancel a claim if a claimant fails to do this.
What is submit requested information within 15 days of request?
An exempt employee's overtime rate is the greater of the hourly rate or this?
What is GS-10, Step 1?
Authorized compensatory time for exempt and non-exempt employees for travel that is not otherwise compensable.
What is the Workforce Flexibility Act?
Agency with overall responsibility for administration of the FLSA.
What is the Department of Labor?