At UAB, non-exempt employees are paid hourly and receive bi-weekly pay; exempt employees are paid a salary and receive monthly pay. Non-exempt positions are entitled to overtime pay; exempt positions are not. UAB Human Resources is responsible for determining the status for positions at UAB.

• Supervisors are encouraged to take the online course, Managing Nonexempt Employees According to the FLSA, via the UAB Learning System.

FLSA requires UAB to pay non-exempt employees an hourly rate of 1.5 times the employee’s regular hourly rate for any work performed over 40 hours in a UAB workweek. Non-exempt employees should receive approval before working additional time. However, all time worked in excess of 40 hours per week must be compensated at the overtime rate. For more information:

• HR Policy 618: Working Hours
• You & UAB Handbook, Section 5.6: Overtime Hours

FLSA requires UAB to record wages and hours for non-exempt employees. The FLSA does not allow UAB to record hours worked for exempt employees. For more information:

• HR Policy 208: Time Tracking and Recordkeeping

UAB maintains a Class II Child Labor Certificate that allows the employment of minors (under age 18). The minimum age required to work on the UAB campus is 16; the minimum age required to work in the UAB Hospital is 18. The hiring of a minor in any laboratory, patient care or potentially hazardous area should be cleared with UAB Occupational Health & Safety and UAB Human Resources. For more information:

• HR Policy 125: Employment of Minors

FLSA requires UAB to provide a location and reasonable break time for a mother to express breast milk for her nursing child. The location cannot be a bathroom and must be shielded from view, free of interruptions and readily available to the employee. For more information:

• Campus Lactation Centers at UAB