Wage and Hour Co-Chair Breaks Down DOL Opinion Letter on Administrative Exemption

In an interview with SHRM, Kathleen Caminiti explains the impact of the DOL’s opinion letter that provides analysis of the administrative exemption. She says the DOL looked at the facts presented by the employer to evaluate whether the employee was merely carrying out a job function, which would be nonexempt work, or was managing or determining the overall course of action of the business or the department, which would qualify as exempt work.

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