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Technical Bulletins: Flsa: Administrative Exemptions Revisited, Richard M. Ellis Jun 1990

Technical Bulletins: Flsa: Administrative Exemptions Revisited, Richard M. Ellis

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin discusses FLSA administrative exemptions. One of the most difficult problems faced by local governments in complying with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is in the area of administrative exemptions. Under section 213(a)(1) of the Act, administrative personnel may be exempted from the minimum wage and overtime provisions of the law. The problems exist with what constitutes an administrative exemption.