Contact the team at KROSSTECH today to learn more about DURABOX. To qualify for exemption, employees generally must be paid at not less than $684* per week on a salary basis. The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is pleased that the DOL has finalized the overtime rule. The Trump administration's DOL "implemented a more modest salary basis increase from $455 per week to $684 per week and did not adopt the automatic cost of living increase," Barsanti noted. As a result, the minimum salary required for the executive and administrative exemptions will increase on December 31, 2021 as follows: Note: There is also a professional exemption under state law. However, a "special" minimum wage of $4.25 per hour applies to certain employees under the age of 20 during their first 90 consecutive calendar days of employment. The previous minimum salary of $937 for these employees. .manual-search ul.usa-list li {max-width:100%;} Federal law considers overtime legal and all employees non-exempt from overtime pay unless they meet certain requirements. [CDATA[/* >