Exempt Employment Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Policy

City policy for compliance with FLSA which set minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards for local government employees.

Type

Enterprise

Applies To

Departments under the Mayor and City Council; Boards and Commissions

Synopsis

The FLSA was originally passed into law in 1938. In 1985, the U.S. Supreme Court determined that the FLSA applies to municipal government.

History

Council Approval: June 12, 1998

Effective: June 12, 1998

Last Revised: September 12, 2008

Keywords

FLSA, exempt employee, employment practices, minimum wage, non-exempt, compensatory time off, overtime, child labor standards, record keeping requirements, duty test, salary test, job classification, standard work schedule, timekeeping, timesheets, sick leave, vacation, work assignment, performance, seasonal, temporary, detail, part-time, administrative leave, non-represented, salaried, Department of Labor

Links

Policy Review Group Approval

  • NA

Policy Document

Procedures 

Related Workforce Protocol  

Related Policies and Protocol

Administering Department

Human Resources

Contact us

Human Resources

Phone

612-673-2282

Address

City Hall
350 S. 5th St., Room 1
Minneapolis, MN 55415

Office hours

8 a.m.  4:30 p.m.
Monday – Friday

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