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Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

COASTAL ALABAMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Policies and Procedures Manual

02.08 Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

Original Approval: 04/01/2022
Last Updated: 06/03/2024
Last Reviewed: 06/03/2024

Policy/Purpose:

It is the policy of Coastal Alabama Community College to ensure compliance with all applicable provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Alabama Community College System (ACCS) Board Policy 614.01.

Scope:

This policy applies to all Coastal Alabama Community College employees during work or any activity involving the College.

Definitions:

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Federal law that establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards affecting employees in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments. Generally speaking, the FLSA establishes minimum wage and overtime regulations.

Exempt: An individual in a position that is executive, administrative, professional and outside sales: (as defined in Department of Labor regulations) and who are paid on a salary basis are exempt from both the minimum wage and overtime provisions of the FLSA.

Non-Exempt: An individual who is not exempt from the overtime provisions of the FLSA and is therefore entitled to overtime pay for all hours worked beyond 40 in a workweek (as well as any state overtime provisions). Nonexempt employees may be paid on a salary, hourly or other basis.

Details:

  1. Determination of FLSA Status: When a new position is developed, the Executive Director – Human Resources creates a job description. Refer to the Job Descriptions policy. During job description development, the Executive Director – Human Resources determines FLSA status, using the procedure below.
  2. Record Keeping: The Human Resources and Payroll Offices are responsible for ensuring compliance with FLSA record keeping requirements.

Procedure(s):

Determining FLSA Status

  1. Refer to the Employment Policy.

Worker Classification – Employee or Independent Contractor Procedure

  1. Refer to the Employment Policy.

Additional Provisions/Information

Refer to the Employment Policy.
Refer to the Working Conditions Policy.
Refer to the Pay and Salary Administration Policy.

 

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