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43 Am. U. L. Rev. 139 (1993-1994)
Rethinking the Managerial-Professional Exemption of the Fair Labor Standards Act

handle is hein.journals/aulr43 and id is 149 raw text is: RETHINKING THE MANAGERIAL- PROFESSIONAL EXEMPTION OF THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT PETER D. DECHIARA* TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction . .................................... 140 I. Background . ................................ 144 A. The History of Hours Regulation Prior to 1938 ... 144 B. The Fair Labor Standards Act ................ 146 C. The Managerial-Professional Exemption ......... 147 II. The Managerial-Professional Workforce, Past and Present .............................. 151 A. The Size and Composition of the Managerial-Professional Workforce ............. 151 B. The Nature of Managerial and Professional Work 155 Ill. Possible Reasons for the Managerial-Professional Exemption . ................................. 160 A. FLSA Protection Only for the Most Exploited Workers? ..................... 161 B. Constitutionality . .......................... 162 C. Do Managerial and Professional Employees Need Government Regulation of Their Work Hours? .... 165 1. Do managerial and professional employees have sufficient bargaining power? ........... 166 a. The loss of the right to organize ......... 169 b. Professional associations ................ 172 2. Do managers and professionals need limited work hours? ............................ 174 * Attorney, Cohen, Weiss and Simon, New York City. I would like to thank Sara J. Horowitz, Thomas N. Ciantra, Michael G. Dzialo, and Russell Hollander for their helpful comments. The views expressed herein are my own, not those of Cohen, Weiss and Simon.