Chapter 4 -
Exemptions
Does Overtime Law
Apply To You?
Almost certainly, “Yes.” BUT there are a number of complicated
exceptions within the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) called “exemptions.”
Exemptions apply to certain occupations, job duties, and industries.
Even if the company you work for is required by the FLSA to
pay overtime or minimum wage, some employees can be exempt from the FLSA, which
means that employers do not have to pay either minimum wage, overtime, or
both. Because many lawsuits have been
filed and disputed over the question of whether or not an exemption applies in
a given set of circumstances, we will not list every detail. There can be very strict definitions for each
of the exemptions we have listed. Some
employers abuse the exemptions by claiming that a particular exemption applies
when it does not. For more information,
see OvertimeScams.us which lists the most common overtime and
Wage-and-Hour abuses, categorized by job title, description, and industry.
Exemptions Listed -
Overtime, Minimum Wage, or Both
We have reviewed the most common exemptions below, providing
additional information. Click on the
highlighted exemptions below to obtain that information.
Administrative
Agricultural
Product Buyers
Aircraft
Salesperson
Airline
Employees
Apprentices
Arson
Investigators
Assistant
Manager
Associate
Manager
Automobile Dealers
Babysitters
(Casual)
Boat
Salespeople
Child
Actors/Performers
Child
Employees (Working for Parents)
Claims
Adjusters
Clerical
Workers
Command
Officers
Commissioned
Employees
Commissioned
Sales Employees
Companions
for the Elderly
Computer
Employees
Contract Employees
Daycare Center/Preschool Employees
Delivery
Drivers
Detectives
Disabled
Workers
Dispatchers
Distillery
Workers
Domestic
Workers (Live-In)
Drivers, Drivers Helpers
Emergency
Medical Service Employees
Executives
EMS
Employees
Farm and
Migrant Workers
Farm
Implement Salespeople
Fast
Food Restaurant Employee
Federal
Employees
Firefighter
Fishing Food
Processing Workers
Forestry
Employees (Small Firms)
Houseparents
(Non-Profit Educational Institutions)
Independent Contractors
Insurance
Claims Representative
Investigators
K-9
Handlers
Livestock
Auction Workers
Loaders
Lumber
Operations Employees (Small Firms)
Manager
Meat
Packers
Mechanics
Mortgage
Brokers
Motor Carrier Workers
Movie
Theatre Employees
National
Guard/Reservists
National
Park Employees
Newspaper
Delivery
Office
Workers
Outside Sales Employees
Paramedic
Police
Officer
Poultry
Processors
Preschool Employees
Produce
Transportation Employees
Professionals
Radio
Station Employees (Small Markets)
Railroad
Employees
Recreational Employees
Rescue
Personnel
Salaried
Employees
Salesmen,
Partsmen, and Mechanics
Seamen
(American Vessels)
Seamen
(Non-American Vessels)
Seasonal Employees
Students - Trainee
Sugar
Processing Employees
Switchboard
Operators
Taxicab
Drivers
Television
Station Employees (Small Markets)
Temporary EmployeesTrainees
Truck
and Trailer Salespeople
Volunteers
See Case Briefs - Exemptions. Advance to next chapter of
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