FLSA – On December 1st, the federal annual salary threshold for employees exempt form overtime pay will double, increasing to

FLSA – On December 1st, the federal annual salary threshold for employees exempt form overtime pay will double, increasing to $47,476 from $23,660. Employees who make less than the threshold must be paid time-and-a-half for any hours worked beyond the 40-hour workweek. Many employers will not be able to increase salaried employees' pay to the new higher amount so those employees will become non-exempt.

NOTE FROM RANDY: FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION, THIS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REGULATION WAS EFFECTIVELY PUT ON HOLD BY A FEDERAL JUDGE. However, please proceed as if this regulation is in effect.

Answer the following questions in a total of 525 to 700 words:

• Using IN-TEXT citation, explain the history of the federal salary threshold of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, dating back to the original salary threshold.
• What will the recruiting challenges be if employees were to change from exempt to non-exempt.
• What will the work-life balance challenges be? (telecommuting, flexibility)

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