Employees covered under a collective bargaining agreement may be exempt from which of the following...

While the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) sets broad protections for workers, it contains specific exceptions for employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) . Specifically, under Section 7(b)(1) and 7(b)(2) of the FLSA, employers and unions can agree to different overtime standards provided certain conditions are met, such as working a guaranteed number of hours over a 26-week or 52-week period. In these limited cases, employees may be exempt from the standard requirement to pay overtime after 40 hours in a single workweek (Option D). However, a CBA cannot waive the basic federal minimum wage (Option C) or child labor restrictions (Option B). These fundamental protections remain in place regardless of union contracts to ensure a basic floor of worker rights across the United States.