Employers Making FLSA Administrative Exemption Classification Determinations Should Make Note Of A New First Circuit Case
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit recently clarified the test to evaluate the application of an often-utilized administrative exemption from the FLSA’s overtime requirements.
Specifically, in Walsh v. Unitil Service Corp. the court held that the analysis is a “relational” not a “functional” one and that the touchstone of the inquiry should focus on the interplay between the business purpose of the employer or its customers and the employee’s primary duty. Further, the court […]