Director, Division of Regulations, Legislation, and Interpretation (DRLI)

1235-AA20 201910 The Regulatory Plan and the 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 Department issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to determine the appropriate salary level for exemption of executive, administrative and professional employees. The Department also proposed to increase the highly compensated employees (HCE) total compensation level, allow the inclusion of up to 10 percent of the standard salary level to include nondiscretionary bonus and incentive payments as long as paid at least annually, and special salary levels for the U.S. territories and the motion picture industry. In developing the final rule, the Department will be informed by the comments received in response to its NPRM.

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions Yes Private Sector Deregulatory 29 CFR 541 29 U.S.C. 201 et seq. 29 U.S.C.213(a)(1) Yes

WHD is reviewing the regulations at 29 CFR 541, which implement the exemption of bona fide executive, administrative, and professional employees from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s minimum wage and overtime requirements. The Department’s NPRM proposed an updated salary level for exemption and sought the public’s view on the salary level and related issues.

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These regulations are authorized by section 13(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. 213(a)(1).

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Alternatives will be developed in considering any proposed revisions to the current regulations. The public will be invited to provide comments on any proposed revisions and possible alternatives.

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The Department will prepare estimates of the anticipated costs and benefits associated with the final rule.

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This action does not affect public health, safety, or the environment.

]]> Request for Information (RFI) 07/26/2017 82 FR 34616 RFI Comment Period End 09/25/2017 NPRM 03/22/2019 84 FR 10840 NPRM Comment Period End 05/21/2019 Final Rule 09/27/2019 84 FR 51230 Final Rule Effective 01/01/2020 Yes Businesses Governmental Jurisdictions Organizations Local State No No Yes No Daniel Navarrete Director, Division of Regulations, Legislation, and Interpretation (DRLI) 1235 Wage and Hour Division WHD 202 693-0406 navarrete.daniel@dol.gov 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room S-3502, Washington DC 20210