Businesses have struggled with complying with overtime laws since the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) went into effect in 1938. Plaintiffs’ lawyers have capitalized on this confusion in recent years, filing numerous lawsuits throughout the United States. The new FLSA regulations promulgated by the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) will certainly pose a new problem for all businesses. This article is designed to help business owners avoid lawsuits and DOL investigations and audits.