Feds Confirm Overtime-Exempt Workers Can Perform Nonexempt Roles

Feds confirm overtime-exempt workers can perform nonexempt roles

DOL has addressed overtime calculation issues several times since the relaunch of its opinion letter program in mid-2025.

DOL Waves in a New Era of Regulatory Clarity with Four Fresh FLSA Opinion Letters

Key Takeaways The Department of Labor’s latest batch of FLSA opinion letters (FLSA2026-5 through FLSA2026-8) signals a sharp return to clear, scenario-specific compliance assistance as shared by Administrator Rogers at DEAMcon26. Key rulings confirm that salaried exempt employees can safely work secondary hourly shifts if their primary duty remains exempt, and that calculating nondiscretionary bonuses as a percentage of total individual-to-group…

Labor Department Issues Wage-and-Hour Guidance on Overtime, Bonuses

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Labor has issued four new opinion letters interpreting federal wage-and-hour law, providing guidance on overtime eligibility, bonus calculations, meal-break compensation, and pre-shift work requirements that affect employers and workers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act. The opinion letters, released by the department’s Wage and Hour Division, offer official interpretations of how the law applies t…

DOL Confirms Exempt Employees May Be Paid for Performing Nonexempt Work

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