Effective January 1, 2020 the salary threshold for employees to be considered exempt from overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is $35,568 annually or $684/week.  This threshold minimum is regardless of FTE or hours worked and is applicable to all employee classes.  Exemptions on the basis of teaching, practicning medicine, or practicing law are the primary responsibility of an assignment may be permitted in instances where appliciable. 

Please contact Compensation at 410-706-6338 or HRComp@umaryland.edu for questions regarding FLSA classifciation requirements.