1.OVERTIME EXEMPTIONS Generally, all jobs get overtime, unless a specic exemption is used by the employer and the job meets the requirements of the regulatory denitions. Special exemptions from overtime and minimum wage requirements: Seaman working on non-American vessels Employees in shing industries Agricultural employees (specic rules) Casual babysitters or companions to the ill or elderly Employees of weekly, semiweekly or daily local newspapers with circulation under 4k Switchboard operators of small independent public telephone companies Employees of seasonal amusement parks, recreational establishments Special rules - sometimes exempt from overtime Private hospital and nursing home employees Employees of wholesale petroleum distributors Employees under union contract - certain hour limits and seasonal law enforcement and reghting personnel if ve or more employees Processing and handling green leaf tobacco, ginning cotton, sugar processing, cotton and sugar service workers Commission employees of retail or service establishments 75% of annual dollar volume Sales of goods or services Not for resale Typically, sales to the general public Very end of stream of distribution 1.5 times federal minimum wage Over half of compensation from commissions For at least one month Exempt from overtime, but subject to minimum wage: Drivers for motor carriers in interstate commerce (DOT rules) Airline workers Railroad workers Outside buyers of poultry and dairy products Seamen (special rules) Announcers, news editors and chief engineers at radio and TV stations in small communities Salespeople, parts workers and mechanics for automobile, truck and farm- implement dealers Drivers and helpers making local deliveries, paid per trip, approved by DOL Agricultural workers (special rules) Transportation of fruits or vegetables Harvesting of fruits or vegetables Taxicab drivers Household domestic service employees living on premises Movie theater employees Logging industry, eight or fewer employees Resident house parents at nonprot educational institution Workers at national park concessions Remedial education program workers These federal exceptions to minimum wage and overtime requirements often are overruled by local state laws that are more protective. The more protective rule must be followed. State law must be consulted before creating pay policies in reliance on these federal exceptions. copyright 2014