1235-AA39 202504 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

In 2023, the Department of Labor (Department) proposed to update and revise the regulations issued under the Fair Labor Standards Act implementing the exemptions from minimum wage and overtime pay requirements for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees. Several sections of the proposal were addressed in a final rule published by the Department on April 26, 2024. However, the 2024 final rule did not finalize proposals in sections IV.B.1 and B.2 of the NPRM to apply the updated standard salary level to the four U.S. territories that are subject to the federal minimum wage (Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) and to update the special salary levels for American Samoa and the motion picture industry in relation to the new standard salary level.  In the 2024 rule, the Department said it will address these aspects of its proposal in a future final rule. However, the proposals finalized in the 2024 rule were subsequently vacated and the Department is currently reviewing the 2024 rule and determining how to proceed.

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Long-Term Actions Yes Private Sector Regulatory 29 CFR 541 29 U.S.C. 201 et seq. 29 U.S.C. 213 Yes NPRM 09/08/2023 88 FR 62152 NPRM Comment Period End 11/07/2023 Final Rule 04/26/2024 89 FR 32842 Final Rule Effective 07/01/2024 Next Action Undetermined To Be Determined YES Businesses Governmental Jurisdictions Organizations Federal Local State Tribal 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