Glossary
FLSA Overtime Exemption Glossary. 22 Key Terms HR and Payroll Leaders Must Know
Definitions for 22 essential FLSA overtime exemption terms across 6 categories. Covers salary thresholds, exemption tests, DOL rules and state law. By WorkEasy Software.
This glossary defines 22 essential terms in FLSA overtime-exemption classification, organized into six sections: Foundational Concepts, Salary-Basis Rules, Exemption Tests, DOL Rulemaking, State-Law Overlay and Audit & Compliance. Each entry provides a category-scoped definition, a specific benchmark or example and links to related terms. Compiled by EasyClocking by WorkEasy Software to serve HR and payroll leaders who need audit-ready classification vocabulary in one authoritative reference.
Foundational Concepts
Establishes the core FLSA framework terms that every other category depends on. These definitions anchor the salary-threshold and exemption-test vocabulary that follows.