Difference Between Debt & Liabilities by Cam Merritt; Updated September 26, 2017 In the shorthand language of business, the terms debt and liabilities get thrown around as if they're the same thing.
Posted on April 07, 2016. As you have probably heard, the Department of Labor is planning to dramatically raise the minimum salary requirement for employees to qualify as exempt under the âWhite Collar Exemptions.â As we learned on May 18, 2016, the new minimum is $47,476, which could impact nearly five million employees.
Salary Basis Requirement. To qualify for exemption, employees generally must be paid at not less than $455 per week on a salary basis. These salary requirements do not apply to outside sales employees, teachers, and employees practicing law or medicine. Exempt computer employees may be paid at least $455 on a salary basis or on an hourly basis at a rate not less than $27.63 an hour.