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'Outside' not the same as 'outdoors'.

Publication: HRMagazine
Publication Date: 01-APR-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: 'Outside' not the same as 'outdoors'.(Fair Labor Standards Act)

Article Excerpt
Door-to-door salespeople fit squarely within the outside sales exemption, but associates who spend time working outdoors and make their sales in person aren't all shoo-ins for this Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) exemption from overtime protections, a recent Department of Labor (DOL) opinion letter shows.

Salespeople at a timeshare resort did not qualify for the exemption even though they worked outside while providing prospective buyers with tours of the resort. The salespeople's work wasn't considered truly away from the property of the employer.

By contrast, in two other recent opinion letters, the DOL found that the salespeople of...

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