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Ministerial Exception to FLSA also applies to ministers not compensated on a salary basis or who earn below salary level

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Nonprofit and Church Legal Trends - Free Edition - September October 2008 (free edition)

A recent federal appeals court ruled that “ministerial exception” prevents clergy from suing the employing church for violating the minimum wage or overtime pay requirements of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act despite the way and amount of compensation.