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Sorry for the late response! We do employ some of the visiting scholars. When their salaries are lower than the FLSA salary minimum we do have them submit timesheets. Thank you! Jennifer Jennifer Hobbs, PHR | SHRM-CP Chief Human Resources Officer Texas A&M AgriLife Administrative Services 2147 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843 578 John Kimbrough Blvd, AGSV Suite 453 (979) 845-7810 / [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail transmission in error, please notify me by telephone or via return e-mail and delete this e-mail with all information from your system. From: Extension Service Personnel Officers in the Southern Region <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Gautreaux, Ashley Sent: Monday, November 25, 2019 1:32 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: J-1 Visiting Scholars Good afternoon, We are working on implementing the changes needed to comply with the new FLSA regulations and would like your feedback on your plans to address pay for visiting scholars on J-1 visas. For purposes of the FLSA, do you consider paid scholars as "employees" and subject to the changes effective on January 1? We currently pay these individuals, but that rate often does not meet the new salary level threshold. Sometimes we are only supplementing funds they receive from their home country. We have not had the scholars account for their hours worked in the past since we are not required to compensate them. Please let us know how you plan to proceed. I appreciate it! Thank you, Ashley R. Gautreaux Human Resources Director LSU AgCenter 103A J. Norman Efferson Hall 110 LSU Union Square Baton Rouge, LA 70803 225 578-4640 (phone) 225 578-8284 (fax) [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [LSUAC-EmailSig]