Source: https://www.churchlawandtax.com/library/employment-law/chapter-8-part-2-compensation-and-benefits/fair-labor-standards-act/ministers/
Timestamp: 2019-01-17 17:26:36
Document Index: 501649988

Matched Legal Cases: ['art 2', '§ 8', 'art 2', 'art 1', 'art 3', 'art 4', 'art 5']

Ministers | Church Law & Tax
Volume 3 . Chapter 8, Part 2 . § 8-08.6
Key Point 8-08.6 Ministers who are employed to perform ministerial services, and who are paid a salary that meets or exceeds the "salary test," are professional employees exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Ministers not compensated on a salary basis, or who earn a salary below the salary test, may not be covered by the Act. Department of Labor regulations suggest that the Act does not apply to any ministers, and a few federal courts have ruled that the so-called ministerial exception prevents the application of the Act to ministers.
Q: How does the FLSA treat ministers?A: Professional employees are exempt from FLSA, and this would include ministers so long as they meet the minimum salary ...
Skip to: Chapter 8, Part 2: Compensation and BenefitsChapter 1: Definitions and StatusChapter 2: The Pastor-Church RelationshipChapter 3: Authority, Rights and PrivilegesChapter 4: Liabilities, Limitations and RestrictionsChapter 5: DefinitionsChapter 6: Organization and AdministrationChapter 7: Church PropertyChapter 8Chapter 8, Part 1: Selection of EmployeesChapter 8, Part 3: Employment DiscriminationChapter 8, Part 4: TerminationChapter 8, Part 5: Miscellaneous IssuesChapter 9: Government Regulation of ChurchesChapter 10: Church Legal LiabilityChapter 11: A Summary of Constitutional HistoryChapter 12: Landmark Supreme Court Decisions Interpreting the First Amendment Religion ClausesChapter 13: The Present Meaning of the First Amendment Religion ClausesChapter 14: Significant First Amendment IssuesEnterprisesIndividual CoverageFederal Court RulingsDepartment of Labor Opinion LettersExemptionsState LawsIndividual Coverage of Church Employees