© 2024 Seyfarth Shaw LLP | www.seyfarth.com Classification Guidebook | 63 Evaluating Duties to Help Decide Between Raising Pay or Reclassifying A. Option 1: Increase Base Pay, as Necessary, and Classify All in the Role as Exempt Assuming an employer is confident that other exemption criteria—particularly duties requirements—are satisfied, the employer may increase employee salaries to at least the at least the minimum salary level requirement and continue to treat employees as exempt. To justify increased salaries and bolster arguments around exempt duties, some employees or positions may need to take on more responsibilities.
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