Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Pay Administration Handbook

Table of Contents

Introduction

Coverage by FLSA

  • Geographic Coverage and the Foreign Exemption
  • Agency Coverage
  • Employee Coverage
  • Salary Based Coverage
  • Exemption from Coverage
  • Exemption Terms Defined
  • Executive Exemption Criteria
  • Administrative Exemption Criteria
  • Professional Exemption Criteria
  • Temporary Duty and Coverage
Hours of Work under FLSA
  • On-Duty Time
  • Suffered or Permitted Time
  • Other Times
    • Waiting or Idle Time
    • Pre-shift and Post-shift Activities
    • Travel
    • Training
    • Off-duty time (standby versus on-call)
    • Call-back Time
    • Sleep and Meal Time
Overtime Under FLSA
  • Overtime Defined
  • Coverage by More Than One Overtime Law
  • Other FLSA Provisions
Overtime Compensation Under FLSA
  • Payment for Overtime under the FLSA
  • Compensatory Time Off
  • Hourly Regular Rate Defined
  • Computing Overtime Pay for Nonexempt Employees

Record Keeping Requirements Under FLSA

FLSA Compliance and Claims Processes

  • OPM Compliance Program
  • Filing an FLSA Administrative Claim
  • Filing an FLSA Claim in Federal Court
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