Rachael Rustmann

2 weeks ago | jdsupra.com | Jason Friedman |Rachael Rustmann

On April 1, a U.S. appeals court showed that the salary basis requirement is alive and well, regardless of how highly compensated an employee might be. The decision is a reminder to businesses that simply paying a guaranteed weekly amount might not be enough to make an employee "salaried" and exempt from the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Pickens v.