On the recordAugust 2, 1996
In 1961, Congress amended the Fair Labor Standards Act to provide a narrow overtime exemption for commissioned employees in retail and service establishments. Under section 207(i) of the FLSA, outside commissioned sales employees are treated as professional employees and are thus exempt from the act. In contrast, most commissioned inside sales employees are not treated as professionals regardless of the similarly of their duties with regard to outside sales employees. Despite dramatic changes in the workplace since 1961, the FLSA continues to subject professional commissioned sales employees to an outdated, static view of the economy. Therefore, today I am introducing legislation to extend the limited FLSA exemption to all commissioned inside sales personnel. This bill is identical to H.R. 1226 which was introduced by Representative Harris Fawell.
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