U s chamber comments 2017 rfi on overtime final comments only
U s chamber comments 2017 rfi on overtime final
Published
September 25, 2017
VIA ELECTRONIC FILING:
The Honorable R. Alexander Acosta
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Secretary of Labor
c/o Ms. Melissa Smith, Director
Division of Regulations, Legislation & Interpretation
Wage and Hour Division
United States Department of Labor
200 Constitution Avenue N.W., Rm S-3502
Washington, DC 20210
RE: 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).
