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JUST IN

Ask the Librarian
Q: What impact might changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act
(FLSA) have on campus housing?
A: There have been several questions about how updates to the Fair Labor
Standards Act will impact campus housing operations across the United
States. As with many legislative issues, it can get tangled. It begins with the
question of which employees are eligible for the "white collar" exemption
for overtime wages. Christopher MacDonald, executive director of university
housing at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro and the chair of the
ACUHO-I Public Policy Committee, prepared a document that laid out three
criteria that currently qualify an employee for the white collar exemption.
First, they must be paid by salary and not hourly. Second, that salary must be
at least $455 per week (or $23,660 annually). Third, their "primary duties"
must be consistent with executive, professional, or administrative positions,
and the salary must not be subject to reductions because of variations in the
quality or quantity of work. However, a proposed change would affect the
salary threshold for exempt status. Under the proposed changes, the new
salary threshold is the 40th percentile of full-time salaried workers, or about
$970 per week (or $50,440 annually). This means that any salaried staff
earning less than that would be eligible to receive overtime pay.
Muddying the waters, in July 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor released
a bulletin regarding credit toward wages as covered under Section 3(m) of
the FLSA for Lodging Provided to Employees. If the price tag of a housing
or dining plan is added to the salary of a live-in professional, that could
drastically change who would or would not receive the exemption. However,
the requirements for claiming a Section 3(m) credit for lodging as a form of
wages generally align with live-on/in positions in campus housing. Among
these are: This housing is regularly provided by this employer and similar
employers, and the employer maintains accurate records on the costs
associated with the lodging.
The Department of Labor is to deliver guidelines this July. And while it
is anticipated that there will be an implementation grace period, campuses
should explore potential ramifications such as identifying primary areas
where overtime pay may be a consequence of existing work patterns and
expectations, the budgetary impact of raising salaries above proposed
minimum versus payment of estimated overtime, and review of elements of
compensation such as a live-on and meal plan benefit and their implications
for taxation.
To learn more about this topic, keep in contact with your university
counsel (please note that neither I nor MacDonald speak on behalf of the
association - or anyone else for that matter - as a lawyer). In addition, the
topic has been addressed in the ACUHO-I Online Community as well as the
"Legal Issues Facing Residential Life and Housing" virtual roundtable. Check
them out.
Emily Glenn is the ACUHO-I librarian and is available to assist with most of
your questions. She can be reached at Emily@acuho-i.org, and she is on Twitter as
@acuhoi_lib.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Talking Stick - March/April 2016

Talking Stick - March/April 2016
Contents
Vision
Just In
Calendar
Your ACUHO-I
Transitions
Facilities
Human Resources
Fiscal Resources
Managing Full Circle
Making It Count
Conversations
First Takes
Around Student Affairs
New Members
Snapshot
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - Intro
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - BB1
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - BB2
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Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - Cover2
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - 1
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - 2
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - Contents
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - 4
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - 5
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - 6
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - 7
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - Vision
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - 9
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - Just In
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - 11
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - 12
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - BI1
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - BI2
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Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - Calendar
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Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - Your ACUHO-I
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - 21
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - Transitions
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Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - Facilities
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Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - Human Resources
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Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - Fiscal Resources
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Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - Managing Full Circle
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Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - Making It Count
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Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - Conversations
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Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - 58
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - First Takes
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Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - Around Student Affairs
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Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - Snapshot
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