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Commissioned Salespersons No Longer Exempt From Overtime Under New Jersey Law


In an attempt to create more consistency between New Jersey law and federal law, the New Jersey Department of Labor (NJDOL) recently amended its wage and hour regulations to adopt the federal Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA or Act) white collar exemptions from minimum wage and overtime requirements. What was anticipated to be a welcome change for employers has quickly become a source of frustration. The upside is that employers can now rely on one common set of rules in classifying employees for overtime purposes under both federal and New Jersey law. The downside is that the amendments have inadvertently eliminated a key exemption previously available to New Jersey employers; the commissioned salesperson exemption.

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