Exempt Employees Under FLSA

Several types of workers are exempt from the minimum wage and overtime pay provisions of the FLSA. The most common include: · employees of seasonal amusement or recreational businesses · employees of local newspapers having a circulation of less than 4,000 · newspaper delivery workers · switchboard operators employed by phone companies that have no more than 750 stations · workers on small farms, and · personal companions and casual babysitters. Officially, domestic workers -- housekeepers, childcare workers, chauffeurs, gardeners -- are covered by the FLSA if they are paid at least $1,000 in wages from a single employer in a year, or if they work eight hours or more in a week for one or several employers. For example, if you are a teenager who babysits only an evening or two each month for the neighbors, you probably cannot claim coverage under the FLSA; a fulltime au pair would be covered.