Exemptions: Overtime & minimum wage - Connecticut

Summary of differences between federal and state regulations

Section 13(a)(1) of the FLSA provides an exemption from both minimum wage and overtime pay for employees employed as bona fide executive, administrative, professional, and outside sales employees. section 13(a)(1) and section 13(a)(17) also exempt certain computer employees.

To qualify for exemption, employees generally must meet certain tests regarding their job duties and be paid on a salary basis at not less than $684 per week. Job titles do not determine exempt status. In order for an exemption to apply, an employee’s specific job duties and salary must meet all the requirements of the applicable regulations.

The salary basis rule does not apply to outside sales employees, teachers, and employees practicing law or medicine. Exempt computer employees may be paid at least $684 on a salary basis or on an hourly basis at a rate not less than $27.63 an hour.

The state of Connecticut does not recognize an exemption for Computer Employees, or for Highly Compensated Employees. Also, the state does not recognize the federal provisions which allows deductions for disciplinary suspensions of less than one week.

Under Connecticut law, the salary requirement is $475 per week and the criteria or the exemptions are different.

For details, see www.ctdol.state.ct.us/wgwkstnd/wage-hour/exempt.htm.

Connecticut exempts the following employees from overtime pay: drivers or helpers, seamen, announcers, news editors or chief  engineers of  radio or TV stations, executives, administrators or professionals, outside salespeople (under certain conditions), cab drivers, milk or bakery delivery persons who are paid on commission, car salesmen, people employed in agriculture, police and fire fighters, beer delivery truck drivers (not hourly paid), and mechanics.

State

Contact

Connecticut Department of Labor Wage and Workplace Standards Division

Regulations

Connecticut State Statute, chapter 558, Part II, sec. 31-76i. Exceptions; sec. 31-60. Payment of less than minimum or overtime wage. Regulations

www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_558.htm

Administrative Regulations, section 31-60-14. Employee in a bona fide Executive Capacity; section 31-60-15. Employee in a bona fide Administrative Capacity; section 31-60-16. Employee in a bona fide Professional Capacity

www.ctdol.state.ct.us/wgwkstnd/laws-regs/prof-employees.htm

Federal

Contact

The Department of Labor is the federal agency that monitors hours worked.

Regulations

Regulations for exempt employees can be found in CFR 29 Part 541, Defining And Delimiting The Exemptions For Executive, Administrative, Professional, Computer And Outside Sales Employees