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26 SEPTEMBER 2016 COATINGSPROMAG.COM test to allow employers to use nondis- cretionary bonuses and incentive payments (including commissions) to satisfy up to 10 percent of the new standard salary level. e employer will have some options with the update, also according to DOL, such as choosing to: • Increase the salary of an employee who meets the duties test to at least the new salary level to retain his or her exempt status; • Pay an overtime premium of one and a half times the employee's regular rate of pay for any overtime hours worked; • Reduce or eliminate overtime hours; • Reduce the amount of pay allocated to base salary (provided that the employee still earns at least the appli- cable hourly minimum wage) and add pay to account for overtime for hours worked over 40 in the workweek, to hold total weekly pay constant; or • Use some combination of these responses. A Full Set of Teeth at it took so long for the Department of Labor to update the salary thresh- old for exempt employee overtime should come as no surprise. Changes to labor laws in the United States usually happen over time. Despite the time, those changes can have dramatic impacts. In this case, rules that had no teeth previously will now have a full set. Nearly all U.S. employers will have to take a look at their policies and make appropriate changes to remain compliant. at goes for the coatings industry as well. Unfortunately for many of you, especially the smaller outfits, the job of reviewing and updating policies will fall to someone already wearing a number of hats: owner/manager/salesperson/ bookkeeper/financial planner/et cetera. But if you employ even one salaried worker, somebody will have to ensure that your company is compliant with these new rules. Be ready for the bite! Rya n B r a l e y h a s b e e n t he D i re c tor of Hu m a n R e s ou rce s & R i sk M a n a ge me nt for Av it u s Group, w h ic h h a s he lp e d compa n ie s i n e ve r y i ndu st r y h a nd le tou g h Hu m a n R e s ou rce s s it u at ion s , for more t h a n 15 ye a rs . Bra le y h a s g u id e d compa- n ie s t h rou g h d i f f ic u lt w a ge a nd hou r aud it s , he lp e d t he m w it h c h a l le n g i n g h a ra s s me nt c a s e s , w r it te n p ol ic y m a nu a l s , a nd prov id e d nu me rou s m a n a ge me nt t ra i n i n g s e m i n a rs . For more i n for m at ion , cont ac t : Av it u s Group, w w w. av it u sg roup. com www.coatingspromag.com UPDATE. CREATE. VIEW. 2016 LISTINGS TODAY! GET IT ONLINE, GET IT IN PRINT. DON'T MISS IT!