Comments to DOL responding to the RFI on Overtime

VIA ELECTRONIC FILING:

The Honorable R. Alexander AcostaSecretary of Laborc/o Ms. Melissa Smith, DirectorDivision of Regulations, Legislation & InterpretationWage and Hour DivisionUnited States Department of Labor200 Constitution Avenue N.W., Rm S-3502Washington, DC 20210RE: RIN 1235-AA20, Request for Information, Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees, 82 FR 34616 (July 26, 2017)Dear Mr. Secretary:The United States Chamber of Commerce (the “Chamber”) submits these comments in response to the Department of Labor’s (the “Department”) request for information, as published in the Federal Register, 82 FR 34616 on July 26, 2017, regarding the regulations at 29 C.F.R. Part 541 (“Part 541 regulations”), defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees in section 13(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA” or the “Act”), 29 U.S.C. § 213(a)(1).