Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Resources

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, record keeping and child labor standards affecting full-time and part-time workers in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments. Covered nonexempt workers are entitled to a minimum wage and overtime pay at a rate of not less than one and one-half times their regular rates of pay after 40 hours of physical work in a workweek. (As a public sector employer, the University may use equivalent compensatory time off instead of the direct dollars.) The FLSA also provides that an employee may be ‘exempt’ from the overtime provisions if certain requirements are met. The U.S. Department of Labor administers the FLSA.

The links to the left contain information and resources for employees and supervisors regarding the FLSA.

Other related resources:

NAU Personnel Policy 2.03 Overtime/Fair Labor Standards Act

United States Department of Labor

Questions pertaining to exemption status should be forwarded to the Compensation team or Employee Pay Services.