In a recent opinion
letter, the DOL said that copy editors for a direct marketing firm didn’t
qualify for the administrative exemption from overtime. The copy editors’ work—which
included reviewing materials prepared by writers and making necessary
corrections such as for structure, grammar, and clarity—was not “directly
related to the management or general business operations of the employer or the
employer’s customers,” as the administrative exemption requires. What’s more,
said the DOL, the copy editors lacked the requisite level of discretion and
independent judgment needed for overtime exemption.1
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