Have you ever considered whether your information technology (IT) staff could qualify for an exemption from overtime rules? 
 
As companies continue to invest in IT equipment, staff requirements for maintaining, upgrading and setting strategies for the effective use of these systems are rising in tandem with the purchases of computer software and hardware for today’s textile service plants. So the question arises: Are these employees managers?
 
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) weighed in on this matter nearly three years ago and again last October. Below is an update on what DOL regulators say ...