WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division today issued six opinion letters designed to promote clarity, consistency, and transparency in the application of federal labor standards under the Fair Labor Standards Act and Family and Medical Leave Act.

The opinion letters provide official written interpretations from the division that address real-world questions and explain how laws apply to specific factual circumstances presented by individuals or organizations, that may also have a broader interest to those impacted by the issue presented.

“The Wage and Hour Division is committed to providing opinion letters that help American workers and businesses operate within the law so they can focus on meeting the needs of their customers,” said Wage and Hour Division Administrator Andrew Rogers. “We want to help them succeed. Our goal is to empower employers and workers with the tools and knowledge they need to prevent violations before they happen.”

The opinion letters issued today are:

• FLSA2026-1: Whether an employee’s role meets the criteria for the learned professional exemption under section 13(a)(1) of the FLSA, and, if so, whether an employer is nevertheless permitted to reclassify the employee as non-exempt.
• FLSA2026-2: Whether section 7(e) of the FLSA permits an employer to exclude certain bonus payments from an employee’s regular rate of pay. The letter also addresses how to include these payments in the calculation of employee overtime...

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