Using bonuses to meet overtime exemption

摘要

The bright side of the U.S. Department of Labor’s new overtime rulernconcerns employee bonuses.rnThough the DOL doubled the minimum salary paid to certainrnemployees exempt from overtime pay, some bonuses, incentives andrncommissions can make up as much as 10% of that compensation.rnIn its comments on the rule in the proposal phase, NACS “agreedrnthat such payments are a key part of exempt employees’ compensation inrntheir industries.”