{"id":12023,"date":"2025-07-30T11:32:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T16:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=12023"},"modified":"2026-10-12T04:34:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T09:34:56","slug":"communicating-flsa-exemption-status-changes-to-employees","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-benefits-compliance\/communicating-flsa-exemption-status-changes-to-employees\/","title":{"rendered":"How to communicate a change in FLSA exemption status to employees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f85887e8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:25px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-929090b5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a4641b2f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by <strong>Deborah Tibbetts<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sometimes as a result of changes in job duties, an employer may have to reclassify an exempt employee as nonexempt and restructure their compensation plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Communicating a change in status to an employee can be a delicate matter. Such a change may impact significant areas of an employee&#8217;s life, including compensation, work schedule, flexibility, work routine, job duties and self-esteem. It is important to communicate a change in exemption status face to face and to be clear, firm and diplomatic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our how-to guide outlines the steps may be used to communicate a change in FLSA exemption status to an employee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-in-this-guide-get-step-by-step-guidance-on\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">In this guide, get step-by-step guidance on:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-brightmine-list-item-spacing-small\">\n<li class=\"\">Step 1: Explain Why the Change Is Occurring<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Step 2: Discuss the Meaning of a Change in Status<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Step 3: Apprise the Employee of Changes in Compensation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Step 4: Inform the Employee of Changes in Position<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Step 5: Provide Reassurance Regarding Perceived Changes in Status, Position or Value to the Company<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">and more&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-want-to-see-more\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Want to see more?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For full access to <strong>How to communicate a change in FLSA exemption status to employees<\/strong>, sign up to a HR and Compliance Center subscription today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/us\/quote\/?intcmp=hrcc-migrated-resource|quote|request-a-quote\" style=\"border-radius:25px\">Request a quote<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column lnrs-hide-block-on-mobile is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--secondary-gray);border-left-width:2px;padding-left:10px;flex-basis:30%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained wp-container-2 is-position-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-bleach-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-22a7c014 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:14px;padding-top:10px;padding-right:15px;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:15px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get ahead of HR compliance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Navigating today\u2019s complex HR compliance landscape is challenging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Get ahead with Brightmine. Access HR resources and automation tools managed by seasoned human HR experts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"\/us\/products\/hr-compliance-center\/#lexisnexis\">Proudly partnered with LexisNexis<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6ee76cfc wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"166\" height=\"44\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/16090337\/LexisNexis-logo.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9646\" style=\"width:auto;height:35px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/us\/quote\/?intcmp=cta|blog|quote|request-a-quote\" style=\"border-radius:25px\">Request a quote<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group lnrs-hide-block-on-mobile has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-64c039dc wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-secondary-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-secondary-gray-background-color has-background\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more articles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-a7dce961 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-17551 resources type-resources status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-hr-news topic-wage-hour\">\n<h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.192), 16px);line-height:1.3;text-decoration:underline;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/wage-hour\/dol-opinion-letters-on-meal-breaks-volunteering-and-tip-pools\/\" target=\"_self\" >DOL Opinion Letters Shed Light on Meal Breaks, Volunteering and Tip Pools<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-17085 resources type-resources status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-c-and-i topic-wage-hour\">\n<h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.192), 16px);line-height:1.3;text-decoration:underline;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/wage-hour\/employee-commutes-new-twists-on-an-old-question\/\" target=\"_self\" >Employee commutes: New twists on an old question<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-11619 resources type-resources status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-charts tag-50-state-chart topic-overtime topic-state-compliance\">\n<h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.192), 16px);line-height:1.3;text-decoration:underline;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/wage-hour\/overtime\/overtime-variations-by-state\/\" target=\"_self\" >Overtime variations: 50-state HR compliance chart<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f85887e8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:25px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 id=\"h-you-may-also-be-interested-in\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">You may also be interested in&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n<section id=\"resources-search-filter\" class=\"wp-elements-36ab371938fad36b1bbb4fcfe70674a0 wp-block-brightmine-resources-filter has-text-color has-primary-black-color has-background has-primary-white-background-color\">\n\n\n<div class=\"ajax-filter\">\n<div class=\"lnrs-resources-search-filter  editor-posts-filtered-topics \">\n\t\t<div class=\"search_terms_bottom\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bottom_left\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"search_terms_result_count\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bottom_right\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"loader-container\">\n\t\t<span class=\"loader\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"lnrs-resource-filter-widget__container\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__resource\" style=\"background-color: #f3f2f0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-strategy\/hr-technology\/ai-in-hr\/open-enrollment-and-the-ai-fortune-teller-predicting-the-future-without-a-crystal-ball\/\"><div class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__resource_image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/17044925\/Cozy-office-1200x627-1.webp);\"><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__inner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__category_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"sync\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/lnrs-resources-filter\/assets\/images\/category-flag.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__category_icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__category\">Commentary and Insights<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\" style=\"color: #00728B\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-strategy\/hr-technology\/ai-in-hr\/open-enrollment-and-the-ai-fortune-teller-predicting-the-future-without-a-crystal-ball\/\">Open enrollment and the AI fortune teller: Predicting the future without a crystal ball<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: #202526\">Open enrollment can feel like reading a crystal ball as employers face rising health care costs and changing &#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__resource\" style=\"background-color: #f3f2f0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/total-rewards\/employee-benefits\/vacation-and-paid-time-off-benefits-by-state\/\"><div class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__resource_image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/22230217\/Employee-coaching-1200x627-1.webp);\"><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__inner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__category_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"sync\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/lnrs-resources-filter\/assets\/images\/category-flag.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__category_icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__category\">Charts<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\" style=\"color: #00728B\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/total-rewards\/employee-benefits\/vacation-and-paid-time-off-benefits-by-state\/\">Vacation and paid time off benefits by state | 50-state chart<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: #202526\">Stay compliant with state PTO regulations using this guide detailing whether jurisdictions allow vacation caps or require payout &#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__resource\" style=\"background-color: #f3f2f0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employment-law-updates\/post-roe-abortion-laws-impacting-employers-by-state\/\"><div class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__resource_image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/17044925\/Cozy-office-1200x627-1.webp);\"><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__inner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__category_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"sync\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/lnrs-resources-filter\/assets\/images\/category-flag.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__category_icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__category\">Charts<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\" style=\"color: #00728B\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employment-law-updates\/post-roe-abortion-laws-impacting-employers-by-state\/\">Post-Roe abortion laws impacting employers by state<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: #202526\">Find state-specific abortion law information relevant to employers, including restrictions, insurance coverage, and compliance considerations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-46e34cbb wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9f6a5453 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h3 id=\"h-topics-on-this-page\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Topics on this page<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-topic has-link-color wp-elements-5ec59eb01c09ec2f1d84a6b36973ff83 wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-benefits-compliance\/\" rel=\"tag\">Employee benefits compliance<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-cararra-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-cararra-gray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-about-the-author-0\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">About the author<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-primary-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d5e67b79508cd439d8c36bf0532e4d4a is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-929090b5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:10px;padding-left:10px;flex-basis:100px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized has-custom-border is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/29074308\/female-speaker-avatar.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15354\" style=\"border-radius:25px;object-fit:cover;width:100px;height:100px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:10px;padding-left:10px\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Deborah Tibbetts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deborah Tibbetts&nbsp;is an attorney who advises and represents employers and individuals in all stages of labor and employment law civil litigation and administrative proceedings. Ms. Tibbetts has litigated various matters including claims of wrongful termination, discrimination and harassment, theft of trade secrets, wage and hour violations, workplace violence and retaliation for whistleblower activity. She has extensive experience providing legal counsel and assistance, supervising litigation and developing and drafting employment policies, procedures and contractual agreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Connect with Deborah on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/deborah-tibbetts-89214317\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover best practices for explaining FLSA reclassification, including compensation changes, time reporting, and overtime expectations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":12026,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"wp-custom-template-new-resources","categories":[13],"tags":[],"topic":[88],"class_list":["post-12023","resources","type-resources","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guides-how-to","topic-employee-benefits-compliance"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.3 (Yoast SEO v28.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to communicate a change in FLSA exemption status to employees<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A practical HR guide to announcing FLSA exemption changes, covering compensation shifts, overtime rules, and policy updates.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-benefits-compliance\/communicating-flsa-exemption-status-changes-to-employees\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to communicate a change in FLSA exemption status to employees\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A practical HR guide to announcing FLSA exemption changes, covering compensation shifts, overtime rules, and policy updates.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-benefits-compliance\/communicating-flsa-exemption-status-changes-to-employees\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Brightmine US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/Brightmine\/61571848101231\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-12T09:34:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/13040738\/Small-group-company-seminar-1200x627-1.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"627\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@WeAreBrightmine\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/resources\\\/hr-compliance\\\/employee-benefits-compliance\\\/communicating-flsa-exemption-status-changes-to-employees\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/resources\\\/hr-compliance\\\/employee-benefits-compliance\\\/communicating-flsa-exemption-status-changes-to-employees\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Liz Sables\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/81c5c00a03527e80ec9a24be4465dc49\"},\"headline\":\"How to communicate a change in FLSA exemption status to employees\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-30T16:32:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-12T09:34:56+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/resources\\\/hr-compliance\\\/employee-benefits-compliance\\\/communicating-flsa-exemption-status-changes-to-employees\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":297,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/resources\\\/hr-compliance\\\/employee-benefits-compliance\\\/communicating-flsa-exemption-status-changes-to-employees\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cjp-rbi-brightmine.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/13040738\\\/Small-group-company-seminar-1200x627-1.webp\",\"articleSection\":[\"Guides - How to\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/resources\\\/hr-compliance\\\/employee-benefits-compliance\\\/communicating-flsa-exemption-status-changes-to-employees\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/resources\\\/hr-compliance\\\/employee-benefits-compliance\\\/communicating-flsa-exemption-status-changes-to-employees\\\/\",\"name\":\"How to communicate a change in FLSA exemption status to employees\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/resources\\\/hr-compliance\\\/employee-benefits-compliance\\\/communicating-flsa-exemption-status-changes-to-employees\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/resources\\\/hr-compliance\\\/employee-benefits-compliance\\\/communicating-flsa-exemption-status-changes-to-employees\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cjp-rbi-brightmine.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/13040738\\\/Small-group-company-seminar-1200x627-1.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-30T16:32:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-12T09:34:56+00:00\",\"description\":\"A practical HR guide to announcing FLSA exemption changes, covering compensation shifts, overtime rules, and policy updates.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/resources\\\/hr-compliance\\\/employee-benefits-compliance\\\/communicating-flsa-exemption-status-changes-to-employees\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/resources\\\/hr-compliance\\\/employee-benefits-compliance\\\/communicating-flsa-exemption-status-changes-to-employees\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/resources\\\/hr-compliance\\\/employee-benefits-compliance\\\/communicating-flsa-exemption-status-changes-to-employees\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cjp-rbi-brightmine.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/13040738\\\/Small-group-company-seminar-1200x627-1.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cjp-rbi-brightmine.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/13040738\\\/Small-group-company-seminar-1200x627-1.webp\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":627,\"caption\":\"Small group company seminar\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/resources\\\/hr-compliance\\\/employee-benefits-compliance\\\/communicating-flsa-exemption-status-changes-to-employees\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"HR compliance\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/resources\\\/hr-compliance\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Employee benefits compliance\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/resources\\\/hr-compliance\\\/employee-benefits-compliance\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"How to communicate a change in FLSA exemption status to employees\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/\",\"name\":\"Brightmine\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/81c5c00a03527e80ec9a24be4465dc49\",\"name\":\"Liz Sables\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cjp-rbi-brightmine.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/20104633\\\/Liz-Sables-150x150.webp\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cjp-rbi-brightmine.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/20104633\\\/Liz-Sables-150x150.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cjp-rbi-brightmine.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/20104633\\\/Liz-Sables-150x150.webp\",\"caption\":\"Liz Sables\"},\"description\":\"Prior to joining Brightmine, I worked in a variety of roles specialising in website design, digital marketing and conversion rate optimisation. After years of honing my hands-on skills and gathering knowledge and experience of design, build and UX for websites and email, I moved on to managing digital marketing activities and on-site user experience international companies.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/lizsables\\\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/author\\\/liz-sables\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to communicate a change in FLSA exemption status to employees","description":"A practical HR guide to announcing FLSA exemption changes, covering compensation shifts, overtime rules, and policy updates.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-benefits-compliance\/communicating-flsa-exemption-status-changes-to-employees\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to communicate a change in FLSA exemption status to employees","og_description":"A practical HR guide to announcing FLSA exemption changes, covering compensation shifts, overtime rules, and policy updates.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-benefits-compliance\/communicating-flsa-exemption-status-changes-to-employees\/","og_site_name":"Brightmine US","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/Brightmine\/61571848101231\/","article_modified_time":"2026-10-12T09:34:56+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":627,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/13040738\/Small-group-company-seminar-1200x627-1.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@WeAreBrightmine","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-benefits-compliance\/communicating-flsa-exemption-status-changes-to-employees\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-benefits-compliance\/communicating-flsa-exemption-status-changes-to-employees\/"},"author":{"name":"Liz Sables","@id":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/#\/schema\/person\/81c5c00a03527e80ec9a24be4465dc49"},"headline":"How to communicate a change in FLSA exemption status to employees","datePublished":"2025-07-30T16:32:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-12T09:34:56+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-benefits-compliance\/communicating-flsa-exemption-status-changes-to-employees\/"},"wordCount":297,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-benefits-compliance\/communicating-flsa-exemption-status-changes-to-employees\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/13040738\/Small-group-company-seminar-1200x627-1.webp","articleSection":["Guides - How to"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-benefits-compliance\/communicating-flsa-exemption-status-changes-to-employees\/","url":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-benefits-compliance\/communicating-flsa-exemption-status-changes-to-employees\/","name":"How to communicate a change in FLSA exemption status to employees","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-benefits-compliance\/communicating-flsa-exemption-status-changes-to-employees\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-benefits-compliance\/communicating-flsa-exemption-status-changes-to-employees\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/13040738\/Small-group-company-seminar-1200x627-1.webp","datePublished":"2025-07-30T16:32:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-12T09:34:56+00:00","description":"A practical HR guide to announcing FLSA exemption changes, covering compensation shifts, overtime rules, and policy updates.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-benefits-compliance\/communicating-flsa-exemption-status-changes-to-employees\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-benefits-compliance\/communicating-flsa-exemption-status-changes-to-employees\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-benefits-compliance\/communicating-flsa-exemption-status-changes-to-employees\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/13040738\/Small-group-company-seminar-1200x627-1.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/13040738\/Small-group-company-seminar-1200x627-1.webp","width":1200,"height":627,"caption":"Small group company seminar"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-benefits-compliance\/communicating-flsa-exemption-status-changes-to-employees\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"HR compliance","item":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Employee benefits compliance","item":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-benefits-compliance\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"How to communicate a change in FLSA exemption status to employees"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/","name":"Brightmine","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/#\/schema\/person\/81c5c00a03527e80ec9a24be4465dc49","name":"Liz Sables","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/20104633\/Liz-Sables-150x150.webp","url":"https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/20104633\/Liz-Sables-150x150.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/20104633\/Liz-Sables-150x150.webp","caption":"Liz Sables"},"description":"Prior to joining Brightmine, I worked in a variety of roles specialising in website design, digital marketing and conversion rate optimisation. After years of honing my hands-on skills and gathering knowledge and experience of design, build and UX for websites and email, I moved on to managing digital marketing activities and on-site user experience international companies.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lizsables\/"],"url":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/author\/liz-sables\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resources\/12023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resources"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/resources"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12023"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resources\/12023\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18813,"href":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resources\/12023\/revisions\/18813"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12023"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=12023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}