If your FLSA exemption strategy dep
ends on a minimum one- or two-day guarantee, this decision should get your attention. The Fifth Circuit just rejected that structure under the statute&rsquo
;s salary-basis test. TL;DR: To qualify for the executive, administrative, or professional exemption under the Fair Labor S
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ndards Act (FLSA), an employee must be paid a true weekly salary, meaning a predetermined amount that covers the week regardless of how many days