Exempt Or Non-Exempt? Proper Worker Classification Under the New FLSA Overtime Rules
Speaker: Steven G. Meilleur, Ph.D., SPHR
Speaker Designation: President/CEO, PRAXIS Management Solutions, LLC
Speaker: Steven G. Meilleur, Ph.D., SPHR
Speaker Designation: President/CEO, PRAXIS Management Solutions, LLC
Is an employee exempt or non-exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act? The new rule from the USDOL went into effect on July 1, 2024, and a more pronounced change will go into effect on January 1, 2025. Are you ready?
If you’re confused about which employees are exempt and which are non-exempt, you’re not alone, and you must be sure that your employee classifications are accurate. Classify employees incorrectly and it can cost you big time… it may even land you in court!
The new FLSA exemption rule makes significant changes in which of your employees will now qualify to be “exempt” and therefore not be entitled to overtime. Employees who were previously classified as exempt may now need to be reclassified to non-exempt employees and will then be entitled to overtime. Employers need to be prepared so you will be able to properly classify employees as exempt or non-exempt, under the new FLSA overtime Rule.
In this session will go through in-depth the proper analysis needed to classify your employees as exempt vs. non-exempt based on the new FLSA regulations. We will show you how to ensure compliance with FLSA overtime rules, including the current and upcoming changes to the FLSA regulations, and explain the changes that employers need to understand and comply with.
Employers must ensure that their employees are not improperly classified as exempt when they should be non-exempt. In the event of an employee lawsuit or an audit by the DOL, employers will be required to substantiate their reasons for classifying a particular employee or employee as exempt. In addition to enforcement action by federal and state departments of labor, improper classifications have resulted in many collective action lawsuits by groups of employees, many of which have resulted in multimillion-dollar settlements.
Participants will have the opportunity to learn:
On April 23, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a new rule that significantly increases the minimum salary level to qualify for the "white collar" overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Understanding these new regulations is critical for employers, as it will likely require them to make changes to remain compliant.
Steven G. Meilleur, Ph.D., SPHR – is President, CEO – PRAXIS Management Solutions, LLC, a New Mexico-based management consulting firm specializing in human resources, employee relations, leadership, training & organizational development, organizational research and assessment, strategic & operational planning, and non-profit organization management and governance. Dr. Meilleur has more than 40 years of management and executive-level experience in human resources, risk management, and organizational management in the private non-profit, public, and private for-profit sectors.
Dr. Meilleur also serves as Senior Vice-President and Risk Services Consultant for Human Resources and Employment with Poms & Associates, a national risk services and insurance brokerage firm. His previous work experience includes public, private, and nonprofit organizations, in executive and management capacities.
He is also on the faculty of the University of New Mexico School of Public Administration in the graduate program, teaching in the areas of human resource management, nonprofit organization management, leadership, dispute resolution, organizational change, and human resource development. He has spoken at numerous conferences and workshops across the country and is a published author in the areas of human resources, marketing, leadership and management development, organizational change and innovation, non-profit organization management, and board development.
Dr. Meilleur received a BA in English Literature and Education from Bucknell University, an Executive MBA from the University of New Mexico’s Anderson Graduate School of Management, and his Ph.D. in Leadership and Organizational Learning from UNM. He received his certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) by the Society for Human Resource Management in 1995.