Fair Labor Standards Act
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a federal law that establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, and youth employment standards governing compensation policy in the private sector and in federal, state, and local governments.​
The FLSA requires employers to pay covered non-exempt ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æs at least the federal minimum wage and overtime pay for all hours worked in excess of 40 in a work week. In general, compensable hours worked include all time an ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ is required or allowed to perform work for the employer. This would generally include work performed at home, travel time (except for travel to and from work), waiting time, training and probationary periods.
NOTE: Non-exempt ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æs are required to submit timesheets for all hours worked.
As part of the FLSA, exempt ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æs are those individuals who are not subject to receive overtime pay. To qualify for exempt status, the ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ must meet the salary minimum and the position must pass the Department of Labor (DOL) Job Duties Test. The current FLSA exempt salary minimum is $684/weekly (as of January 1st, 2020).
NOTE: Exempt ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æs only need to submit timesheets to report leave. This includes winter closure days between the observed Christmas and New Years holidays.
To qualify for exempt status, the ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ must meet the salary minimum and the position must pass the Department of Labor (DOL) Job Duties Test. The current FLSA exempt salary minimum is $684/weekly (as of January 1st, 2020).
1. The ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ’s primary duty includes the exercise of discretion and independent judgment with respect to matters of significance.
2. The ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ’s primary duty must be the performance of work requiring advanced knowledge, defined as work which is predominantly intellectual in character and which includes work requiring the consistent exercise of discretion and judgment.
3. The ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ must be customarily and regularly engaged away from the employer’s place or places of business.
All UA position classifications have a default FLSA status. To change a specific position’s FLSA status to the alternate option, please contact ua-benefits@alaska.edu.
The state of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ has set a state minimum wage rate that is higher than federal minimum wage. As a matter of order of precedence, state law supersedes the federal law. Refer to the for the current state rate along with additional information about the state minimum.