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Inside it says the following:
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“Most pilots are exempt from the FLSA overtime requirements under section 13(b)(3) of the Act, which exempts “any employee of a carrier by air subject to the provisions of title II of the Railway Labor Act.” Thus, pilots who are employed by commercial airlines are exempt from overtime under section 13(b)(3).”
Bottom line, the DOL currently considers commercial airline pilots, as exempt employees not entitled to overtime. However, it is the DOL’s position that other pilots, such as corporate jet pilots, are non-exempt under 13(a)(1) and are entitled to overtime pay.
So my question is this. If regional Airline pilots were non-unionized, would they in fact be entitled to overtime? And would said overtime kick in via duty hour and not flight hour.“Most pilots are exempt from the FLSA overtime requirements under section 13(b)(3) of the Act, which exempts “any employee of a carrier by air subject to the provisions of title II of the Railway Labor Act.” Thus, pilots who are employed by commercial airlines are exempt from overtime under section 13(b)(3).”
Bottom line, the DOL currently considers commercial airline pilots, as exempt employees not entitled to overtime. However, it is the DOL’s position that other pilots, such as corporate jet pilots, are non-exempt under 13(a)(1) and are entitled to overtime pay.
Are there any airlines out there that currently have non-unionized pilots?
Further "official" reading on this topic can be found here.
Classification Focus: Pilots - The Human Resources Social Network
http://www.corporateaviators.com/201...%20%282%29.pdf
