DEANS
ASSOCIATE DEANS
DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/DIRECTORS
ASSISTANT DEANS
CHIEF PERSONNEL OFFICERS
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) has issued revised regulations regarding the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The revised rule increases the minimum salary threshold for overtime-exempt employees in tiers:
- Effective July 1, 2024, the minimum salary threshold for overtime-exempt employees will increase from the current level of $684 per week (equivalent to $35,568 per year for a full-year worker) to $844 per week (equivalent to $43,888 per year for a full-year worker).
- Beginning on January 1, 2025, the minimum salary threshold for overtime-exempt employees will increase to $1,128 per week (equivalent to $58,656 per year for a full-year worker).
- Following the increase in the threshold that goes into effect on January 1, 2025, the threshold will be reset again on July 1, 2027 (and every three years thereafter).
IMPLEMENTATION TIMETABLE FOR TRANSITION OF EXEMPT TO NON-EXEMPT STATUS, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024:
No later than June 13 | Academic Personnel (AP) will provide a list to schools of academic appointees whose earnings fall below the new threshold. |
| June 19 | Schools will review and return the list to AP. |
| No later than June 21 | AP will prepare letters to impacted academic appointees and send to schools to distribute. |
| No later than June 30 | Impacted academic appointee’s current monthly salaried appointment must be ended and appointment with new non-exempt job code must be entered into UCPath. |
| July 17 | First bi-weekly paycheck for service period from July 1-6 |
This change to the FLSA rule is applicable to all non-faculty, non-student academic appointees (new hires and current appointees). If those appointees earn less than $844/week ($43,888/year) after July 1, 2024, they must be reclassified as non-exempt and overtime eligible, paid biweekly, and required to report hours worked (in addition to reporting absences/leaves).
More information, including Frequently Asked Questions and percentage of effort calculator, can be found on the Office of Academic Personnel’s FLSA page here: https://ap.uci.edu/compensation/flsa/. Communication and timetables regarding future increases to the minimum salary threshold (January 1, 2025, and July 1, 2027) will be shared closer to their effective dates.
If you have any questions, please contact your respective Academic Personnel analyst.
Sincerely,
Marianne Liu Beckett
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Personnel