Artificial intelligence is not just disrupting the way employees get work done, but how they’ll be paid for it, too.
Under the current Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), all employees in the U.S. must be paid their rate of time, plus one-half of that rate for every hour worked outside of the standard 40-hour workweek, unless they fall under certain exemptions. But as AI continues to change the nature of employees’ work responsibilities, those exemptions may no longer apply — leaving compensation tactics up for debate.
