“The Fair Labor Standards Act … provides basic rights and wage protections for American workers, including federal minimum wage and overtime requirements. Most workers covered under the act must receive overtime pay of at least 1.5 times their regular pay rate for hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week.
“However, regulations regarding exemptions from the act’s overtime requirement, particularly for executive, administrative and professional employees (often referred to as “white collar” exemptions) have not kept up with our modern economy. Because these regulations are outdated, millions of Americans lack the protections of overtime and even the right to the minimum wage.
