By Erin O’Sullivan
On May 18, the United States Department of Labor issued its final rule on the Fair Labor Standard Act’s overtime exemption eligibility for salaried professionals. Though there were some exceptions made for higher education, these generally apply only to teachers and coaches. Many collegiate recreation professionals have expressed uncertainty about how they will be affected and how to best help their department enact these new rules ahead of the December 1, 2016 deadline.
To help members generate some strategies for implementation, NIRSA has signed on to co-present the “Strategies for Managing the New FLSA Overtime Rules in Student Affairs” webinar with other student affairs-focused associations. This live briefing will feature professionals from ACUI, ACHUO-I, NACA, NASPA, and NIRSA—all of whom will speak to the “unique consideration and concerns for the financial and operational management of divisions of student affairs” when considering how to most effectively implement the FLSA guidelines within their departments. The webinar is being presented for free and will take place Thursday, June 9 from 2:00-3:30pm ET; register today!
NIRSA is very proud to announce that one of the featured professionals will be Yvette Kell, Director of Campus Recreation for Centers, LLC at the University of Missouri – St. Louis and current Chair of NIRSA’s Policy & Legislation Committee. As one of the six speakers involved in this event, Yvette will be a great voice for the unique concerns and perspectives of campus recreation professionals.
Further information on the ruling, which raised the minimum salary threshold for overtime exemption from $23,660 to $47,476 per year, can be found in the FLSA webinars NIRSA has previously partnered on; these are now available on-demand from the CUPA-HR website. The first, “FLSA Overtime: How, When and Why to Prepare”, was originally broadcast in February, while the second, “FLSA Overtime Final Rule: What You Need to Know and Do Now”, was broadcast in late May just after the final rule came out.
