What Employees Are Covered under the FLSA?
The Fair Labor Standards Act has specific rules about which employees are covered under the act and which are exempt employees . The terms “exempt” and “non-exempt” have become commonplace terms that refer to employees who are either not covered under the FLSA (exempt) and those that are covered (non-exempt). Generally, managerial and professional employees are exempt from the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act, and all other employees are covered. However, the requirements are very complex. For specific information, we recommend that you consult one of The Fair Labor Standard Act References that we have compiled. In addition, there are specific rules and regulations that apply to many different industries such as restaurants (rules about tipped employees, for example), construction, manufacturing, etc. Again, please refer to one the references listed below for more information. Many states, such as California, have other overtime labor laws with which you may need to comply
