BUSINESS NOTES &
NEWS
MAY
2008
In This Month's Issue:
Countdown to PCD
due Date
Department Who's Who
HUB Vendor of the Month
May Calendar
Accounts Payable Training
HelmsBrisco Hotel Booking
Cell Phones During International Travel
HUB Statistics
PCD Hints and Tips for Managers
Minimum Wage Change
Tip on Interviewing
Summer
Flex
FrontLine
Deleting Run Controls
MAPP Updates
SAM Updates
Policy Breakdown
Policy Rescission
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Minimum Wage Changes in July
According to The Fair Minimum Wage Act of
2007, the federal minimum wage is changing
to $6.55 per hour effective July 24, 2008.
The third and final change, scheduled for
July 24, 2009, will increase the minimum
wage to $7.25 per hour.
College and Division administrators will
receive a list of employees affected by the
new minimum wage. HR will update employee
pay rates in PeopleSoft to comply with this
law. No PARs are necessary.
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a
federal law that governs minimum wage,
overtime, child labor and record keeping.
All hourly jobs are considered non-exempt
from the overtime provisions. This means
that hourly employees are eligible for
overtime. All jobs that a non-exempt
employee has at UH must be paid hourly and
all hours worked are part of the overtime
rate calculation.
Some jobs are exempt from these
requirements. These exempt jobs may include
professional, administrative and executive
jobs. At UH, these are monthly paid jobs.
The Compensation Department reviews each job
according to FLSA regulations to determine
if the job fits within the allowable
exemptions. The first requirement is that
employees in an exempt job are paid a salary
of at least $1971.66 per month, regardless
of FTE. The FLSA does not make allowances
for part time exempt employees. There are
only three exceptions to the minimum salary
for exempt status:
Faculty. The minimum salary does not apply
to faculty jobs that involve academic
instruction.
Exempt Staff Overload. An exempt employee
has already met the exemption requirements,
and the overload is not reviewed separately.
Graduate Students. Although graduate
students are paid on a monthly basis, the
minimum wage of $6.55 per hour applies.
Please note that graduate students are
eligible for overtime if they work more than
40 hours in a work week.
For more information please contact Sara
Chelette at (713) 743-5769 or via email at
SChelette@UH.edu
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