Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
Opinion Letters - Fair Labor Standards Act
Quick Index: 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001
Number |
2008 Letter Subject |
Date/Format |
FLSA2008-5 | Quadrennial adjustment to single pay period length | May 30, 2008 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2008-4 | Shoes as a uniform or "other facilities" | May 15, 2008 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2008-3 | Product Technology Application and Marketing Analyst and section 13(a)(1) | April 21, 2008 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2008-2 | Shift substitution under section 7(p)(3) and minimum wage requirements | March 17, 2008 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2008-1 | Purchasing agents and section 13(a)(1) | March 6, 2008 (PDF, TEXT) |
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Number |
2007 Letter Subject |
Date/Format |
FLSA2007-12 | Police officers working for city convention authority and section 7(p)(1) | December 31, 2007 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2007-11 | Field inspectors and section 13(a)(1) | September 17, 2007 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2007-10 | Changing clothes in the meat packing industry and section 3(o) | May 14, 2007 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2007-9 | Part-time employees and the use of comp time off under section 7(o) | May 14, 2007 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2007-8 | School resource officers and section 13(a)(1) | February 15, 2007 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2007-7 | Case managers for individuals with disabilities and section 13(a)(1) | February 8, 2007 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2007-6 | Deductions for leave taken under a state’s Leave Act and section 13(a)(1) | February 8, 2007 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2007-5 | Radiology technologists and section 13(a)(1) | February 1, 2007 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2007-4 | Resort timeshare salespeople and section 13(a)(1) | January 25, 2007 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2007-3 | Construction project superintendent and section 13(a)(1) | January 25, 2007 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2007-2 | Home sales employees and section 13(a)(1) | January 25, 2007 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2007-1 | Home sales employees and section 13(a)(1) | January 25, 2007 (PDF, TEXT) |
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Number |
2006 Letter Subject |
Date/Format |
FLSA2006-46 | Film location managers and section 13(a)(1) | December 21, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-45 | Copy editors and senior copy editors under section 13(a)(1) | December 21, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-44 | Boat Captain and section 13(b)(6) | November 30, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-43 | Registered financial services representatives and section 13(a)(1) | November 27, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-42 | Information technology (IT) support specialist under sections 13(a)(1) and 13(a)(17) | October 26, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-41 | Career school instructors and the teacher exemption under section 13(a)(1) | October 26, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-40 | School employees performing additional work and section 3(e)(4)(A) | October 20, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-39 | Nature/sight-seeing cruise vessels as amusement or recreational establishments and section 13(a)(3) | October 12, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-38 | Firefighters who switch from part-time employees to volunteers and section 3(e)(4)(A) | September 29, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-37 | Wilderness expedition organizations and section 13(a)(3) | September 28, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-36 | Public safety dispatchers and section 7(a) | September 28 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-35 | Store manager’s physical presence and the section 13(a)(1) executive exemption | September 21 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-34 | Community events supervisors and section 13(a)(1) | September 21 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-33 | Propane gas service drivers under sections 7(i) and 13(a)(1) | September 14, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-32 | Bona fide sick/vacation leave plan and section 13(a)(1) | September 14 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-31 | Mortgage loan officers and administrative exemption under section 13(a)(1) | September 8, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-30 | Loss prevention managers and section 13(a)(1) | September 8, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-29 | Gasoline service station managers and section 13(a)(1) | September 8, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-28 | Same type of services, same public agency and nominal fee for public agency volunteers under 3(e)(4)(A) | August 7, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-27 | Senior legal analyst and section 13(a)(1) | July 24, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-26 | Respiratory therapists and section 13(a)(1) | July 24, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-25 | Employees paid on an annual basis and section 11(c) | July 14, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-24 | Cash shortage deductions from commission payments and section 13(a)(1) | July 6, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-23 | Acquisition, relocation, and property management agents for land acquisition firm under section 13(a)(1) | June 29, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-22 | Plumbing repair services and section 7(i) | June 23, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-21 | Uniform maintenance costs and tips | June 9, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-20 | Dual-function firefighter/paramedics and section 7(k) | June 1, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-19 | Time spent by police officers in off-duty firearm training | June 1, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-18 | Employees who volunteer to chaperone cultural and sporting activities | June 1, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-17 | Foreign currency and salary basis requirement under section 13(a)(1) | May 23, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-16 | Charitable donation solicitors and outside sales under section 13(a)(1) | May 22, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-15 | Salaried non-exempt employees’ sick leave and fluctuating workweek overtime | May 12, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-14 | Companionship services and section 13(a)(15) | May 12, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-13 | Police officers who work for a third party servicing a city-owned coliseum and section 7(p)(1) | April 28, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-12 | Students in university externship program and employment relationship | April 6, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-11 | Mortgage loan officers and outside sales under section 13(a)(1) | March 31, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-10 | Compensating law enforcement officers for canine care and section 7(g)(2) | March 10, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-9 | Private health club/fitness center and section 7(i) | March 10, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-8 | Employee stock purchase plan and regular rate under section 7(e)(3)(b) | March 10, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-7 | Deductions from salary for damage or loss of company equipment and section 13(a)(1) | March 10, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-6 | Required minimum hours and make-up time under section 13(a)(1) | March 10, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-5 | Employees who study English language lesson materials and hours worked (29 C.F.R. §§ 785.27-.31) | March 3, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-4 | Civic and charitable volunteer activities and compensable work time under the FLSA | January 27, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-3 | Transportation of pallets and kegs under section 13(b)(1) | January 13, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-2 | Code compliance officer who volunteers as a reserve police officer and section 3(e)(4)(A) | January 13, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2006-1 | Tips charged on a credit card and section 3(m) | January 13, 2006 (PDF, TEXT) |
Number |
2005 Letter Subject |
Date/Format |
FLSA2005-54 | Paralegals and section 13(a)(1) | December 16, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-53 | Employees of health
and athletic clubs and section 7(i) |
November 14, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-52 | Unmarried staff and the section 13(b)(24) houseparent exemption | November 14, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-51 | Nonexempt employees who volunteer as coaches/advisors and nominal fees under section 3(e)(4)(A) | November 10, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-50 | Social workers
and caseworkers under section 13(a)(1) |
November 4, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-49 | Respiratory therapists
and substitution under section 7(p)(3) |
November 4, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-48 | Summer camp employees
under sections 13(a)(1) and 13(a)(3) |
November 4, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-47 | Retention benefits/stay bonus and section 7(e) | November 4, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-46 | Salary docking
for weather-related absences and section 13(a)(1) |
October 28, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-45 | Staffing manager and section 13(a)(1) | October 25, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-44 | Carpet/furniture
cleaning business and section 7(i) |
October 24, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-43 | Aviation museum curator and section 13(a)(1) | October 24, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-42 | Academic advisors and intervention specialists under section 13(a)(1) | October 24, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-41 | Leave taken during inclement weather and section 13(a)(1) | October 24, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-40 | Police lieutenants, police captains and fire battalion chiefs under section 13(a)(1) | October 14, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-39 | Substitute teachers and section 13(a)(1) | October 13, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-38 | Beauty school instructors and section 13(a)(1) | October 13, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-37 | Bookkeeper/office manager, maintenance supervisor and maintenance personnel under section 13(a)(1) | October 11, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-36 | Call-back pay and section 7(e)(2) | October 3, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-35 | Medical coders under section 13(a)(1) | October 3, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-34 | Deductions from professor’s pay and section 13(a)(1) | September 23, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-33 | Employees who volunteer at run sponsored by their non-profit employer | September 16, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-32 | Volunteer reserve deputies and section 3(e)(4) | September 9, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-31 | Imposed gratuities and section 3(m) | September 2, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-30 | Regional advocates for individuals with disabilities and section 13(a)(1) | August 29, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-29 | Nonexempt employees who also teach and sections 13(a)(1) and 7(g)(2) | August 26, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-28 | Mechanical or electrical sales engineer and section 13(a)(1) | August 26, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-27 | Medical equipment installation technicians and section 13(b)(1) | August 26, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-26 | Original and creative work and section 13(a)(1) | August 26, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-25 | Insurance claims adjusters and section 13(a)(1) | August 26, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-24 | Accountants paid on fee basis and section 13(a)(1) | August 26, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-23 | Court reporters and coordinators under section 3(e)(2)(C) | August 26, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-22 | Previous year bonus and OT regular rate calculation | August 26, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-21 | Background investigators and section 13(a)(1) | August 19, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-20 | Nurses paid salary and hourly and section 13(a)(1) | August 19, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-19 | Relationship of 29 CFR 541 sections to previous regulation | August 2, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-18 | Reimbursement of Internal Training Costs | May 31, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-17 | Shifts Overlapping Workweeks | May 27, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-16 | Timesheets and Partial-Day Salary Docking | April 11, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-15 | Joint Employment | April 11, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-14 | Nonexempt Office Assistant | March 17, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-13 | Domestic Service Exemption | March 17, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-12 | W&H Division's policy regarding the companionship services exemption | March 17, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-11 | Brush eradication and agriculture | January 11, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-10 | Intra/interstate transportation of gasoline and section 13(b)(1) | January 11, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-9 | Paralegal and section 13(a)(1) | January 7, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-8 | Data entry/receptionist and section 13(a)(1) | January 7, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-7 | Paid time off bank and 29 CFR 541.602 | January 7, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-6 | Multi establishment enterprise and section 7(i) | January 7, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-5 | Timekeeping system and 29 CFR 541.602 | January 7, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-4 | National and Community Service Act | January 7, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-3 | Prepayment plan for overtime | January 7, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-2 | Junior-level claims examiners and section 13(a)(1) | January 7, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2005-1 | Project, Business development and marketing managers and section 13(a)(1) | January 7, 2005 (PDF, TEXT) |
Number |
2004 Letter Subject |
Date/Format |
FLSA2004-23 | Donating and exchanging time
under section 7(p)(3) |
November 23, 2004 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2004-22 | Meal period | November 22, 2004 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2004-21 | Airline affiliates and section 13(b)(3) | November 17, 2004 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2004-20 | Furniture dealership and section 7(i) | November 9, 2004 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2004-19 | Fire captain volunteering as a chaplain | November 5, 2004 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2004-18 | Pre-hire job view | October 29, 2004 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2004-17 | Smokers' insurance premiums and section 7(e) | October 28, 2004 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2004-16 | Pre-employment training and employment relationship | October 19, 2004 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2004-15 | Employment of volunteer fire fighters as paid staff | October 18, 2004 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2004-14 | Gap time and overtime | October 8, 2004 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2004-13 | Regulatory board as a public agency | October 7, 2004 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2004-12 | Non-exempt school employees as volunteer coaches and sponsors | October 1, 2004 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2004-11 | Incentive pay and overtime | September 21, 2004 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2004-10 | Comp time for hours under 40
per wk. and section 7(o) |
September 20, 2004 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2004-9 | Nurses and section 7(b) | September 9, 2004 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2004-8 | Media assistant-coach and same
or similar services |
September 7, 2004 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2004-7 | Sleep time in residential care facilities | July 27, 2004 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2004-6 | Volunteers in public schools | July 14, 2004 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2004-5 | Section 13(a)(1) and the salary basis requirement | June 25, 2004 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2004-4 | Section 7(k) and Port of entry officers | June 1, 2004 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2004-3 | Meal expenses and Section 7(e)(2) | May 13, 2004 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2004-2 | Seafood processing plants not agriculture | February 5, 2004 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2004-1 | Seafood processors and section 13(a)(6)(C) | February 5, 2004 (PDF, TEXT) |
Number |
2003 Letter Subject |
Date/Format |
FLSA2003-5 | Compensation system complies with 29 CFR 541.118 | July 9, 2003 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2003-4 | Cafeteria benefit plans | July 2, 2003 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2003-3 | State police and section 7(p)(1) | May 9, 2003 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2003-2 | Volunteer fire fighters and section 3(e)(4)(A) | April 14, 2003 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2003-1 | Automobile finance and insurance salesperson and section 7(i) | March 17, 2003 (PDF, TEXT) |
Number |
2002 Letter Subject |
Date/Format |
FLSA2002-11 | Insurance claims adjusters and section 13(a)(1) | November 19, 2002 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2002-10 | Paid sick leave as compensable hours worked | November 1, 2002 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2002-9 | Employment status of students bagging groceries for tips | October 7, 2002 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2002-8 | Employment status of youth in summer job training program | September 5, 2002 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2002-7 | Companionship services exemption | August 16, 2002 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2002-6 | Firefighters and sleep time | August 13, 2002 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2002-5 | Section 13 (a)(1) and servicing employer's customers | August 6, 2002 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2002-4 | Career EMT being a volunteer EMT | July 19, 2002 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2002-3 | Section 7(p)(1) and off duty police officers | June 7, 2002 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2002-2 | Meat packing industry and section 3(o) | June 6, 2002 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2002-1 | Career firefighter/paramedic employees being volunteers | June 5, 2002 (PDF, TEXT) |
Number |
2001 Letter Subject |
Date/Format |
FLSA2001-19 | Career firefighters performing volunteer work | November 27, 2001 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2001-18 | Nurses and volunteer hours / training time | July 31, 2001 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2001-17 | Tribal employees employed as nurses | June 1, 2001 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2001-16 | Compensability of break time | May 19, 2001 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2001-15 | Olympic Games and section 213(a)(3) | May 19, 2001 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2001-14 | Domestic service employment and section 13(a)(15) | May 14, 2001 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2001-13 | Coverage of psychiatric rehabilitation programs | May 8, 2001 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2001-12 | Section 7(g) and computation of the regular rate | May 1, 2001 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2001-11 | Travel time in company owned vehicles | April 18, 2001 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2001-10 | Home office sales consultants not administrative employees | April 18, 2001 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2001-9 | Loaders and section 13(b)(1) | March 5, 2001 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2001-8 | Certified scuba instructor as exempt | March 5, 2001 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2001-7 | Deductions from wages for the cost of uniforms | February 16, 2001 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2001-6 | Bonus money included in regular rate of pay | February 14, 2001 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2001-5 | 401(k) profit sharing plans and section 7(e)(3)(b) | February 14, 2001 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2001-4 | Teachers and section 13(a)(1) | February 14, 2001 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2001-3 | Regular rate and vacation, holiday, and sick pay | February 14, 2001 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2001-2 | Automobile salespersons and section 13(b)(10) | February 14, 2001 (PDF, TEXT) |
FLSA2001-1 | 401(k) pension plans and section 7(e)(3)(b) | February 14, 2001 (PDF, TEXT) |