The Department of Labor’s Office of Compliance Assistance Policy last week launched a new Web tool, the FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act) Overtime Security Advisor (www.dol.gov/elaws/overtime.htm). The purpose of this new interactive tool is to help employers and workers get comprehensive and accurate information about the new rule on the white-collar exemptions from the FLSA, which took effect on August 23, 2004.
"The Department of Labor's New Overtime Security Rule provides strengthened overtime protection for millions of American workers. In an effort to ensure that workers understand their rights and employers know their responsibilities, the Department has undertaken the most extensive outreach on any regulation in its history. This is one additional tool to assist workers and employers," said Al Robinson, Wage and Hour Division Acting Administrator.
Additional information about the new rule defining the white-collar exemptions to the FLSA can also be found on the Department's Fairpay Web site (www.dol.gov/fairpay). This Web site includes a variety of tools or resources such as fact sheets and on-line training seminars with video and power point presentations.
Secretary Elaine L. Chao established DOL's Compliance Assistance Initiative in December of 2002 to assist workers and employers in understanding the nation's labor laws and how to comply with them. Interactive tools on the Internet are a key feature of this initiative; they guide users to information about DOL employment laws and many related regulations.
To ensure you don’t become part of DOL’s compliance statistics for 2004, attend Council’s FLSA and State Wage and Hour Update 2004, which will provide you with best practices for complying with the FLSA and your state’s wage and hour laws and the most recent developments on the new white-collar exemptions. Click on the link above for more information, including a detailed agenda, dates, and locations.