Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a federal law enforced by the Department of Labor (DOL) that first passed in 1938. FLSA establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, record keeping, and child labor standards affecting full-time and part-time workers in the private sector and in federal, state, and local governments. Among other requirements, the employees who are considered exempt from the overtime requirement of the law must be paid a salary that meets the FLSA salary threshold requirement. Covered non-exempt workers are entitled to a minimum wage of not less than $7.25 an hour. Overtime pay at a rate of one and one-half times the regular rate of pay is required for non-exempt employees after 40 hours of work in a workweek (Sunday through Saturday for TAMU). A limited classification of roles, such as those whose direct duties involve teaching are not required to meet the salary minimum and will continue to be considered exempt.

Exempt vs. Non-exempt

The status of "exempt" and "non-exempt" under FLSA determines whether an employee earns overtime or compensatory time for hours worked in excess of 40 hours per workweek. Employees who are exempt from the requirements of this law do not earn overtime and are paid a monthly salary at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi regardless of the number of hours worked. Employees who are non-exempt from the requirements of FLSA are paid on an hourly basis, on a bi-weekly pay schedule at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and are eligible for overtime pay or compensatory time for hours worked over 40 in a workweek.

Texas A&M University System Policies 

Train Traq Courses in Single Sign-On (SSO)

   EMPLOYEES

  • Course 2112755: Comp Time Issues for Employees
  • Course 8002: Time Off Issues for Employees

   SUPERVISORS

  • Course 2112756: Comp Time Issues for Supervisors
  • Course 2001: Time Off Issues for Supervisors

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