Total Exemption - Exemptions from the Definition of "Employee"
Exemptions - Minimum Wage, Overtime, Child Labor, and Recordkeeping
Exemptions - Minimum Wage, Overtime, and Child Labor
Exemptions - Minimum Wage and Overtime
Exemptions - Minimum Wage Only
Focus on the White-Collar Exemptions
Other Types of White-Collar Exemptions
Caveat: Job Titles Do Not Make Employees Exempt
The Fair Labor Standards Act has many exemptions. Some exemptions are extremely broad, as in the case of exemptions from the definition of "employee". Others are more narrow, such as various exemptions from overtime pay. Still other exemptions apply to two or more protections normally afforded by the FLSA. On the following pages (see the links above) are the major categories of exemptions.