Updating Regulations Issued Under the Fair Labor Standards Act

Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration, Department of Labor

SUMMARY: In this proposed rule, the Department of Labor (Department or DOL) proposes to revise regulations issued pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) and the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 (Portal Act) that have become out of date because of subsequent legislation or court decisions. These proposed revisions will conform the regulations to FLSA amendments passed in 1974, 1977, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2007, and Portal Act amendments passed in 1996.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 11, 2008.

Topics include:

Minimum wage

Use of employer provided vehicle

Compensatory time