FLSA – On December 1st, the federal annual salary threshold for employees exempt form overtime pay will double, increasing to $47,476 from $23,660. Employees who make less than the threshold must be paid time-and-a-half for any hours worked beyond the 40-INSTRUCTIONS

 
FLSA – On December 1st, the federal annual salary threshold for employees exempt form overtime pay will double, increasing to $47,476 from $23,660. Employees who make less than the threshold must be paid time-and-a-half for any hours worked beyond the 40-hour workweek. Many employers will not be able to increase salaried employees’ pay to the new higher amount so those employees will become non-exempt.
NOTE FROM RANDY: FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION, THIS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REGULATION WAS EFFECTIVELY PUT ON HOLD BY A FEDERAL JUDGE. However, please proceed as if this regulation is in effect.
Answer the following questions in a total of 525 to 700 words:

Using IN-TEXT citation, explain the history of the federal salary threshold of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, dating back to the original salary threshold.
What will the recruiting challenges be if employees were to change from exempt to non-exempt.
What will the work-life balance challenges be? (telecommuting, flexibility)

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