Determining an employeeís job classification under the FLSA just got a whole lot easier with the new FLSA Exemption Assistant from WorldatWork and Helms & Greene LLC.
Human resource practitioners responsible for accurately classifying jobs based on the August 2004 revisions to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime exemption standards now have a new tool at their disposal to make this daunting task manageable.
Offered by WorldatWork, the professional association for compensation, benefits and total rewards, and employment law firm Helms & Greene LLC, the FLSA Exemption Assistant is designed to make classifying job duties easier and more accurate by providing specific and updated guidance from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and federal courts.
Available online at www.worldatwork.org/flsaassistant, HR professionals search through hundreds of job titles and descriptions to match the position being classified. With a few clicks of a button, customers receive a Job Duty Classification Report. This report, based in part on information obtained from the DOL via Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, provides several pieces of critical information:
- DOL Assessment. Find out whether the roles and duties performed by the position selected likely would satisfy the new executive, administrative, professionals, computer or outside sales exemption tests.
- DOL Opinion Letters. Receive reference to and copies of any opinion letters (if available), issued by the DOL since Aug. 23, 2004, that discuss application of the new standards to the selected position.
- Federal Court Decisions. If available, obtain reference to and copies of any federal court decisions released since Aug. 23, 2004, that specifically address the exemption status of the classification.
- Other FLSA Overtime Exemptions to Consider. Understand any additional overtime exemptions available under the FLSA that may apply to the selected position.
If researched by an attorney, a similar report could cost $1,500 or more and not necessarily provide the information HR professionals need. With information authored by the DOL and courts ó and updated monthly ó the Job Duty Classification Report provides the due-diligence documentation needed to show good faith efforts to satisfy these complex obligations and is available for only $199 or $149 for WorldatWork members.
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