1235-AA11 201504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1235 Wage and Hour Division WHD 1200 Department of Labor DOL Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) section 13(a)(1) provides a minimum wage and overtime exemption for any employee employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, professional capacity, or in the capacity of an outside salesperson. President Barack Obama issued a memorandum to the Secretary of Labor on March 13, 2014, directing the Secretary to modernize and streamline the existing overtime regulations for executive, administrative, and professional employees. The Department of Labor last updated these regulations in 2004.

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage Yes Undetermined 29 CFR 541 29 U.S.C. 213(a)(1) (Fair Labor Standards Act) No NPRM 06/00/2015 Yes Businesses Governmental Jurisdictions Organizations Federal Local State Tribal No No Yes No Mary Ziegler Assistant Administrator, Office of Policy, Wage and Hour (WHD) 1235 Wage and Hour Division WHD 202 693-0406 202 693-1387 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room S-3502, FP Building, Washington DC 20210