Glossary
FLSA Overtime Rules Glossary: 22 Key Terms Defined
Definitions for 22 essential FLSA overtime terms across five categories: thresholds, pay rates, workweek rules, exemptions, and audit compliance.
This glossary defines 22 essential terms in FLSA overtime rule enforcement, organized into five sections: Thresholds and Triggers, Pay Rate Mechanics, Workweek and Schedule Structures, Exemptions and Eligibility, and Audit and Compliance Artifacts. Compiled by EasyClocking by WorkEasy Software, it serves as the vocabulary reference for HR leaders, payroll managers and operations teams who need to apply federal overtime law correctly across complex shift patterns and pay periods.
Thresholds and Triggers
These terms define when overtime begins, covering daily and weekly hour limits, the specific events that activate overtime obligations and the federal baseline employers must meet.