West Coast employees, employers and stakeholders are encouraged to take part in a U.S. Department of Labor online listening session June 3, where possible revisions to the regulations that enforce the Fair Labor Standards Act’s minimum wage and overtime exemptions for executive, administrative and professional employees will be highlighted.
As it is, the FLSA mandates employers pay most of their employees at least the federal minimum wage for all hours worked and overtime pay at a rate not less than time and one-half the regular pay rate for all work exceeding 40 hours, according to a May 26 Department of Labor news release.
“Our goal is to use these sessions to listen, engage the public and hear their perspectives on the possible impact of changes to the regulations,” Acting Wage and Hour Division Administrator Jessica Looman said in the release. “In today’s competitive labor market, job quality and fair pay are critical to retaining and recruiting the people needed to keep businesses open.”
Federal overtime regulations have been a basic example of the laws the department’s Wage and Hour Division seeks to enforce in 1938, the release reported. Many of the regulations are designed to protect workers and benefit workers and their families, their employers and the community at-large.
“Industry demands and the challenges employers face are an important part of any discussion on regulatory change,” Looman added, according to the release. “We want to hear from industry leaders and employers.”
The hour-long session is slated to run 12:30-1:30 p.m. PDT.
