---- David Inouye <ino...@umd.edu> wrote: > I suspect most faculty fall into this exempt category.
I would imagine that postdocs and graduate students working in their field of training also fall into the exempt category. However, there may be quite a few grad students around the country who are not compensated at a level that qualifies them for the exemption. But most of them are not recognized by their employers as working as much as forty hours per week. David McNeely > > http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/fairpay/fs17d_professional.pdf > > Fact Sheet #17D: Exemption for Professional Employees Under the > Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) > This fact sheet provides general information on the exemption from > minimum wage and overtime pay provided by Section 13(a)(1) of the > Fair Labor Standards Act as defined by Regulations, 29 CFR Part 541. > The FLSA requires that most employees in the United States be paid at > least the federal minimum wage for all hours worked and overtime pay > at time and one-half the regular rate of pay for all hours worked > over 40 hours in a workweek. > However, Section 13(a)(1) of the FLSA provides an exemption from both > minimum wage and overtime pay for employees employed as bona fide > executive, administrative, professional and outside sales employees. > Section 13(a)(1) and Section 13(a)(17) also exempt certain computer > employees. To qualify for exemption, employees generally must meet > certain tests regarding their job duties and be paid on a salary > basis at not less than $455 per week. > > At 06:10 PM 2/14/2013, Aaron T. Dossey <bugoc...@gmail.com>wrote: > > >Doesn't a requirement that a salaried employee work more than 40 > >hours (literally or de-facto) violate labor laws? Maybe it's just a > >matter of a greater need for <professors, sit down for this one> law > >enforcement, accountability and transparency? > > > > > >On 2/14/2013 3:08 PM, Judith S. Weis wrote: > >>It should be strongly recommended to all grad school applicants to learn > >>about their potential advisors ahead of time by talking to grad students > >>in that lab and in other labs. That way you can find out about the > >>person's attitudes towards grad students having a life, having a family > >>etc. and whether or not they demand 12-hour days and weekends etc. That > >>way you know what you will be getting into and can make a more informed > >>choice of advisor. There are many humane professors out there. I'd like to > >>think that I have been one of them. -- David McNeely
