June 9-10, 2026 | Time: 1pm - 5pm, 9am - 1pm | Chapel Hill | Registration Fee: $365

Registration will close June 2, 2026 or when full. 

SCHEDULE: 

You can view the 2026 agenda here.

OVERVIEW:

The UNC School of Government will be offering a two-day class, in-person, Introduction to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).  

FLSA is meant to be a comprehensive introduction to federal wage and hour law. Topics to be covered include: The salary-basis and salary-threshold tests, the duties tests for determining whether an employee is exempt or nonexempt, compensable time, overtime and comp time, use of the fluctuating workweek, the 207(k) exemption for law enforcement and firefighters, and the regular rate.

This class covers the same material as the FLSA segment of Introduction to Public Employment Law (IPEL). If you have taken IPEL but feel you need some additional firming up on some of the core concepts, or a review after the passage of time, this would be a good course for you as well. This class will have some pre-reading and in-class assignments.

To receive a certificate of completion from the School of Government, you must complete all the assigned work and participate in in-class breakout discussions. 

CONTINUING EDUCATION INFORMATION:

This course is approved with the North Carollina State Bar for 7 hours of CLE credit. 

Attendance at Introduction to the FLSA should count toward 3 of the 50 points needed for IPMA-HR recertification, 9 of the 60 PDCs needed for SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP recertification, and 9 of the 60 credits needed for PHR or SPHR recertification. While the instruction to the FLSA is not a pre-approved program for IPMA, SHRM or HRCI recertification, we will provide you with a certificate of completion and a syllabus which you can use to apply for your credits from those organizations. The course material is consistent with the continuing education requirements of all three organizationss. 

For more information on certifications or continuing education credits, please see the Continuing Professional Education page.

REQUIREMENTS:

Attendance: Full participation is required to receive credit.

Pre-requisites: There are no programs required as a pre-requisite to this course. It is open to those who are new to the FLSA and its requirements. The class can be used a prerequisite for our Advanced FLSA Workshop.