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Thought I would share. The DOL’s Wage and Hour Division released a few opinion letters yesterday and the 2nd one is of interest given the opinion regarding extension service’s “nutritional instructors”. The memo essentially states that a teacher does not have to be qualified as a typical academic professor and can have a high school diploma. The exemption is valid if the employee is “teaching, tutoring, instructing or lecturing in the activity of imparting knowledge” and he or she is doing so as an employee of an “educational establishment.” In addition, there is no minimum threshold to meet in this situation. We’ve not had any discussion about this here on campus but wanted to share. Regards, CMM Chris McClendon Alabama Cooperative Extension System ACES Business Office 105 Duncan Hall Auburn University, AL 36849 Office: (334) 844-5531 Cell: (334)740-9743 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [aces retry1] Subject: U.S. Department of Labor Issues New Wage and Hour Opinion Letters [Wage and Hour Division]<www.dol.gov/whd> The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced today that it has issued three new opinion letters. This release demonstrates the agency's continued commitment to providing meaningful compliance assistance to help employees understand their rights and ensure that employers have the information they need to comply with federal labor laws. The letters<https://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwNDAyLjQxMjI3ODEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTkwNDAyLjQxMjI3ODEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNzYwMDgwMyZlbWFpbGlkPXNqbTAwNDlAYXVidXJuLmVkdSZ1c2VyaWQ9c2ptMDA0OUBhdWJ1cm4uZWR1JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&100&&&https://www.dol.gov/whd/opinion/guidance.htm> released today address the following compliance issues under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): * FLSA2019-3<https://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwNDAyLjQxMjI3ODEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTkwNDAyLjQxMjI3ODEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNzYwMDgwMyZlbWFpbGlkPXNqbTAwNDlAYXVidXJuLmVkdSZ1c2VyaWQ9c2ptMDA0OUBhdWJ1cm4uZWR1JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&101&&&http://www.dol.gov/whd/opinion/FLSA/2019/2019_04_02_03_FLSA.pdf>, addresses whether a youth residential care facility may implement an "8 and 80" overtime pay system; * FLSA2019-4<https://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwNDAyLjQxMjI3ODEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTkwNDAyLjQxMjI3ODEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNzYwMDgwMyZlbWFpbGlkPXNqbTAwNDlAYXVidXJuLmVkdSZ1c2VyaWQ9c2ptMDA0OUBhdWJ1cm4uZWR1JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&102&&&http://www.dol.gov/whd/opinion/FLSA/2019/2019_04_02_04_FLSA.pdf>, addresses the application of the teacher exemption to Nutritional Outreach Instructors employed by a public university; and * FLSA2019-5<https://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwNDAyLjQxMjI3ODEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTkwNDAyLjQxMjI3ODEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNzYwMDgwMyZlbWFpbGlkPXNqbTAwNDlAYXVidXJuLmVkdSZ1c2VyaWQ9c2ptMDA0OUBhdWJ1cm4uZWR1JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&103&&&http://www.dol.gov/whd/opinion/FLSA/2019/2019_04_02_05_FLSA.pdf>, addresses the application of the agricultural exemption to the freezing, cutting, packing, storing, and/or transportation of a farm’s own fruit, vegetable, or meat products. 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