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Straw Poll: FLSA & Live-in Staff
Participant Report
July 1, 2016
Prepared by: Holly Asimou, Research Initiatives Manager, ACUHO-I
FLSA & Live-In Staff
From 6/15-17, a straw poll was open to senior-level housing & residence life professionals
(i.e., titles including: executive director, chief housing officer, director, vice-president, vice-
chancellor, etc.) from ACUHO-I’s member services database (AMS).
The straw poll included a series of questions related to institutions’ progress towards
FLSA compliance decisions for entry-level, live-in professional staff members.
Imported IPEDs data points:
• Institution
• State
• Control
• Institutional size
• Capacity
Respondent overview:
• Total respondents: (n = 462)
• Public institutions: 52% (n=240)
• Private institutions: 48% (n=222)
• Not-for-profit/religious: (n=115)
• Not-for-profit/not religious: (n=103)
• For-profit: (n=4)
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Control n %
Public 240 52%
Private 222 48%
Total 462 100%
Respondent Campuses by Institutional Size 3
Institution Size n %
Under 1000 19 4%
1,000-4,999 163 35%
5,000-9,999 84 18%
10,000-19,999 92 20%
20,000 & above 104 23%
Total 462 100%
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10
15
20
25
30
35
40
The largest institutional size category (35%) included institutions with 1,000-4,999 students.
Over 50% of respondents represented institutions with student enrollments of 1,000-9,999.
Respondent Campuses by Housing Capacity 4
Beds n %
Up to 2,000 226 49%
2,001-5,000 139 30%
5,001-10,000 74 16%
10,001 & above 22 5%
Total 461* 100%
49%
30%
16%
5%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Up to
2,000
2,001-
5,000
5,001-
10,000
10,001 &
above
Approximately half (49%) of respondent institutions came from campuses with up to 2,000
beds. The majority of respondent institutions (79%) offer up to 5,000 on-campus beds.
* Missing data for 1 respondent
Respondent Campuses by State5
41-50 Institutions (1)
31-40 Institutions (1)
21-30 Institutions (4)
11-20 Institutions (10)
Up to 10 Institutions (34)
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NJ
DE
DC
The majority of states (34) had up to 10 respondent institutions. New York (n=44) and
California (n=31) were the states with the most institutional representation in this poll.
Respondents by Region & On-Campus Beds 6
NEACUHO
Institutions: 78
Beds: 251,226
WACUHO
Institutions: 31
Beds: 110,070 SWACUHO
Institutions: 30
Beds: 113,160
NWACUHO
Institutions: 29
Beds: 56,365
AIMHO
Institutions: 35
Beds: 80,788
MACUHO
Institutions: 53
Beds: 174,879
SEAHO
Institutions: 78
Beds: 268,491
UMR-ACUHO
Institutions: 59
Beds: 152,025
GLACUHO
Institutions: 69
Beds: 265,557
NEACUHO (n=78) and SEAHO (n=78) were the regions with the most respondent institutions;
SEAHO respondents represented the region with the most on-campus beds.
How close are you to a final FLSA decision . . .
for entry-level, live-in staff? (up to 5k beds)7
Up to 2,000 Beds
Not at all Not very Somewhat Very Extremely
Public
(n=77) 21% 30% 34% 6% 9%
Private
(n=149) 9% 34% 42% 12% 3%
2,001-5,000 Beds
Not at all Not very Somewhat Very Extremely
Public
(n=92) 12% 40% 33% 14% 1%
Private
(n=47) 9% 43% 21% 23% 4%
The majority of respondents in these ranges indicated that they were “somewhat,” “not
very,” or “not at all” close to a final FLSA decision for entry-level staff.
How close are you to a final FLSA decision . . .
for entry-level, live-in staff? (5,001+ beds)8
5,001-10,000 Beds
Not at all Not very Somewhat Very Extremely
Public
(n=50) 10% 28% 46% 12% 4%
Private (n=24)13% 29% 29% 25% 4%
10,001 & Above Beds
Not at all Not very Somewhat Very Extremely
Public
(n=20) 5% 5% 65% 15% 10%
Private
(n=2) - - - - 100%
The majority of respondents from the 5,001-10,000 bed range also reported being
“somewhat,” “not very,” or “not at all” close to a final FLSA decision for entry-level staff.
Respondents from the 10,001 and above segment reported being further along in their
decision-making progress, however it should be noted that this range was significantly
smaller than the others (n=22).
How much have you communicated with . . .
about FLSA compliance for live-in staff?9
HUMAN
RESOURCESSomewhat Very Much
Up to 2,000 Beds
Public 12% 13%
Private 19% 33%
Total 77%
2,001-5,000 Beds
Public 26% 29%
Private 9% 16%
Total 80%
5,001-10,000 Beds
Public 27% 31%
Private - 26%
Total 84%
10,001+ Beds
Public 9% 73%
Private - 9%
Total 91%
VICE PRES
FOR ST AFFSomewhat Very Much
Up to 2,000 Beds
Public 7% 16%
Private 12% 44%
Total 79%
2,001-5,000 Beds
Public 24% 32%
Private 9% 22%
Total 87%
5,001-10,000 Beds
Public 16% 36%
Private 5% 23%
Total 80%
10,001+ Beds
Public 9% 55%
Private - 9%
Total 73%
The majority of straw poll respondents from each housing capacity segment reported that
they had communicated “somewhat” or “very much” with their HR department & VPSA.
How much have you communicated with . . .
about FLSA compliance for live-in staff?10
OTHER ST
AFF UNITSSomewhat Very Much
Up to 2,000 Beds
Public 12% 7%
Private 24% 14%
Total 56%
2,001-5,000 Beds
Public 35% 9%
Private 12% 12%
Total 68%
5,001-10,000 Beds
Public 32% 15%
Private 11% 9%
Total 67%
10,001+ Beds
Public 32% 27%
Private - 5%
Total 64%
The majority of straw poll respondents from each housing capacity segment also reported
that they had communicated “somewhat” or “very much” with other student affairs units.
How much have you communicated with . . .
about FLSA compliance for live-in staff?11
GENERAL
COUNSELNot At All Not Really Somewhat Very Much
Up to 2,000 Beds
Public 14% 5% 4% 5%
Private 19% 12% 19% 9%
Total 50% 37%
2,001-5,000 Beds
Public 14% 10% 18% 8%
Private 9% 3% 10% 7%
Total 36% 43%
5,001-10,000 Beds
Public 14% 12% 24% 9%
Private 4% 1% 7% 19%
Total 31% 59%
10,001+ Beds
Public 14% - 27% 41%
Private - - - 9%
Total 14% 77%
Straw poll respondents from the 5,001-10,000 & 10,001+ bed segments reported higher levels
of communication with general counsel about FLSA compliance. Respondents from public
institutions also generally engaged more with this campus partner.
How much have you communicated with . . .
about FLSA compliance for live-in staff?12
BARGAIN
UNITSNot At All Not Really
Up to 2,000 Beds
Public 23% 6%
Private 52% 3%
Total 84%
2,001-5,000 Beds
Public 37% 9%
Private 24% 1%
Total 71%
5,001-10,000 Beds
Public 55% 5%
Private 24% -
Total 84%
10,001+ Beds
Public 45% 23%
Private 5% -
Total 73%
STATE
SYSTEMNot At All Not Really
Up to 2,000 Beds
Public 20% 4%
Private 54% 2%
Total 80%
2,001-5,000 Beds
Public 32% 7%
Private 28% 2%
Total 69%
5,001-10,000 Beds
Public 36% 7%
Private 24% -
Total 67%
10,001+ Beds
Public 45% 14%
Private 9% -
Total 68%
The majority of straw poll respondents from each housing capacity segment indicated they
had minimal (“not really”) if any (“not at all”) communication with bargain units and state
systems.
How much are you considering . . . for live-in staff?
AIMHO13
Considering* Not considering**
Raise salary to exempt threshold 33%
(all public)
59%
(public: 50%; private: 9%)
Reclassify & pay overtime 48%
(public: 36%; private: 12%)
36%
(all public)
Reclassify & give comp time 59%
(public: 50%; private: 9%)
24%
(all public)
Reclassify & limit to 40 hours/week 51%
(public: 39%; private: 12%)
39%
(all public)
Hire more FT staff & limit overtime 18%
(public: 12%; private: 6%)
77%
(public: 71%; private: 6%)
Hire more FT staff for on-call 12%
(public: 9%; private: 3%)
77%
(public: 68%; private: 9%)
Hire more student staff 30%
(public: 21%; private: 9%)
59%
(public: 56%; private: 3%)
Eliminate job responsibilities 39%
(public: 30%; private: 9%)
45%
(all public)
Limit optional committee
involvement
50%
(public: 44%; private: 6%)
41%
(public: 38%; private: 3%)
Use Teacher Professional Exemption 36%
(public: 33%; private: 3%)
50%
(public: 41%; private: 9%)
Change to flexible work week 58%
(public: 53%; private: 6%)
24%
(public: 18%; private: 6%)
Make living-in optional 13%
(public: 9%; private: 6%)
83%
(public: 77%; private: 6%)
Eliminate jobs completely 3%
(all private)
98%
(public: 89%; private: 9%)
*Considering = “somewhat” & “very much”
**Not considering = “not really” & “not at all”
How much are you considering . . . for live-in staff?
GLACUHO14
Considering* Not considering**
Raise salary to exempt threshold 38%
(public: 20%; private: 18%)
58%
(public: 30%; private: 28%)
Reclassify & pay overtime 61%
(public: 27%; private: 33%)
26%
(public: 14%; private: 12%)
Reclassify & give comp time 48%
(public: 25%; private: 23%)
29%
(public: 16%; private: 13%)
Reclassify & limit to 40 hours/week 50%
(public: 24%; private: 26%)
33%
(public: 16%: private: 17%)
Hire more FT staff & limit overtime 7%
(public: 4%; private: 3%)
84%
(public: 43%; private: 41%)
Hire more FT staff for on-call 7%
(public: 4%; private: 3%)
79%
(public: 40%; private: 39%)
Hire more student staff 19%
(public: 9%; private: 10%)
70%
(public: 39%; private: 31%)
Eliminate job responsibilities 31%
(public: 14%; private: 17%)
46%
(public: 28%; private: 19%)
Limit optional committee
involvement
47%
(public: 22%; private:25%)
40%
(public: 23%; private: 17%)
Use Teacher Professional Exemption 18%
(public: 11%; private: 7%)
62%
(public: 31%; private: 31%)
Change to flexible work week 69%
(public: 32%; private: 37%)
20%
(public: 10%; private: 10%)
Make living-in optional 4%
(public: 3%; private: 1%)
86%
(public: 41%; private: 45%)
Eliminate jobs completely 4%
(public: 1%; private: 3%)
94%
(public: 46%; private: 48%)
*Considering = “somewhat” & “very much”
**Not considering = “not really” & “not at all”
How much are you considering . . . for live-in staff?
MACUHO15
Considering* Not considering**
Raise salary to exempt threshold 43%
(public: 15%; private: 28%)
48%
(public: 15%; private: 33%)
Reclassify & pay overtime 35%
(public: 9%; private: 26%)
46%
(public: 19%; private: 27%)
Reclassify & give comp time 33%
(public: 11%; private: 22%)
52%
(public: 15%; private: 37%)
Reclassify & limit to 40 hours/week 30%
(public: 9%; private: 21%)
54%
(public: 33%: private: 21%)
Hire more FT staff & limit overtime 6%
(public: 2%; private: 4%)
87%
(public: 30%; private: 57%)
Hire more FT staff for on-call 9%
(public: 3%; private: 6%)
87%
(public: 28%; private: 59%)
Hire more student staff 7%
(private)
80%
(public: 32%; private: 48%)
Eliminate job responsibilities 20%
(public: 4%; private: 16%)
59%
(public: 24%; private: 35%)
Limit optional committee
involvement
35%
(public: 7%; private: 28%)
43%
(public: 19%; private: 24%)
Use Teacher Professional Exemption 9%
(public: 5%; private: 4%)
72%
(public: 22%; private: 50%)
Change to flexible work week 48%
(public: 13%; private: 35%)
35%
(public: 13%; private: 22%)
Make living-in optional 9%
(public: 3%; private: 6%)
74%
(public: 22%; private: 52%)
Eliminate jobs completely 3%
(private)
87%
(public: 30%; private: 57%)
*Considering = “somewhat” & “very much”
**Not considering = “not really” & “not at all”
How much are you considering . . . for live-in staff?
NEACUHO16
Considering* Not considering**
Raise salary to exempt threshold 59%
(public: 19%; private: 40%)
31%
(public: 7%; private: 24%)
Reclassify & pay overtime 37%
(public: 10%; private: 27%)
56%
(public: 18%; private: 38%)
Reclassify & give comp time 36%
(public: 10%; private: 26%)
45%
(public: 14%; private: 31%)
Reclassify & limit to 40 hours/week 33%
(public: 10%; private: 23%)
49%
(public: 16%: private: 33%)
Hire more FT staff & limit overtime 9%
(public: 3%; private: 6%)
78%
(public: 26%; private: 52%)
Hire more FT staff for on-call 11%
(public: 5%; private: 6%)
82%
(public: 26%; private: 56%)
Hire more student staff 15%
(public: 11%; private: 4%)
73%
(public: 24%; private: 49%)
Eliminate job responsibilities 27%
(public: 9%; private: 18%)
53%
(public: 14%; private: 38%)
Limit optional committee
involvement
32%
(public: 13%; private: 19%)
44%
(public: 9%; private: 35%)
Use Teacher Professional Exemption 17%
(public: 4%; private: 13%)
59%
(public: 19%; private: 40%)
Change to flexible work week 54%
(public: 18%; private: 36%)
27%
(public: 8%; private: 19%)
Make living-in optional 13%
(public: 3%; private: 10%)
77%
(public: 26%; private: 51%)
Eliminate jobs completely 8%
(public: 4%; private: 4%)
81%
(public: 25%; private: 56%)
*Considering = “somewhat” & “very much”
**Not considering = “not really” & “not at all”
How much are you considering . . . for live-in staff?
NWACUHO17
Considering* Not considering**
Raise salary to exempt threshold 48%
(public: 24%; private: 24%)
51%
(public: 31%; private: 20%)
Reclassify & pay overtime 62%
(public: 31%; private: 31%)
31%
(public: 17%; private: 14%)
Reclassify & give comp time 41%
(public: 28%; private: 13%)
41%
(public: 17%; public: 24%)
Reclassify & limit to 40 hours/week 55%
(public: 28%; private: 27%)
36%
(public: 21%: private: 14%)
Hire more FT staff & limit overtime 14%
(public: 3%; private: 11%)
86%
(public: 54%; private: 32%)
Hire more FT staff for on-call 25%
(public: 11%; private: 14%)
71%
(public: 46%; private: 25%)
Hire more student staff 21%
(public: 11%; private: 10%)
75%
(public: 46%; private: 29%)
Eliminate job responsibilities 36%
(public: 14%; private: 22%)
54%
(public: 36%; private: 18%)
Limit optional committee
involvement
41%
(public: 26%; private:15%)
41%
(public: 22%; private: 19%)
Use Teacher Professional Exemption 18%
(public)
68%
(public: 32%; private: 36%)
Change to flexible work week 46%
(public: 28%; private: 18%)
36%
(public: 25%; private: 11%)
Make living-in optional 18%
(public: 7%; private: 11%)
75%
(public: 50%; private: 25%)
Eliminate jobs completely 7%
(public: 4%; private: 3%)
89%
(public: 50%; private: 39%)
*Considering = “somewhat” & “very much”
**Not considering = “not really” & “not at all”
How much are you considering . . . for live-in staff?
SEAHO18
Considering* Not considering**
Raise salary to exempt threshold 26%
(public: 17%; private: 9%)
62%
(public: 33%; private: 29%)
Reclassify & pay overtime 51%
(public: 31%; private: 20%)
28%
(public: 17%; private: 11%)
Reclassify & give comp time 57%
(public: 38%; private: 19%)
25%
(public: 8%; private: 17%)
Reclassify & limit to 40 hours/week 50%
(public: 28%; private: 22%)
33%
(public: 20%: private: 13%)
Hire more FT staff & limit overtime 7%
(public: 3%; private: 4%)
84%
(public: 50%; private: 34%)
Hire more FT staff for on-call 9%
(public: 6%; private: 3%)
78%
(public: 43%; private: 35%)
Hire more student staff 22%
(public: 13%; private: 9%)
64%
(public: 36%; private: 28%)
Eliminate job responsibilities 33%
(public: 18%; private: 15%)
44%
(public: 25%; private: 19%)
Limit optional committee
involvement
53%
(public: 32%; private: 21%)
27%
(public: 15%; private: 12%)
Use Teacher Professional Exemption 24%
(public: 15%; private: 9%)
56%
(public: 31%; private: 25%)
Change to flexible work week 69%
(public: 41%; private: 28%)
14%
(public: 8%; private: 6%)
Make living-in optional 6%
(public: 5%; private: 1%)
77%
(public: 47%; private: 30%)
Eliminate jobs completely 8%
(public: 1%; private: 7%)
83%
(public: 52%; private: 31%)
*Considering = “somewhat” & “very much”
**Not considering = “not really” & “not at all”
How much are you considering . . . for live-in staff?
SWACUHO19
Considering* Not considering**
Raise salary to exempt threshold 17%
(public: 10%; private: 7%)
77%
(public: 57%; private: 20%)
Reclassify & pay overtime 50%
(public: 40%; private: 10%)
33%
(public: 16%; private: 17%)
Reclassify & give comp time 69%
(public: 62%; private: 7%)
24%
(public: 3%; private: 21%)
Reclassify & limit to 40 hours/week 38%
(public)
41%
(public: 13%: private: 28%)
Hire more FT staff & limit overtime 13%
(public)
73%
(public: 47%; private: 26%)
Hire more FT staff for on-call 13%
(public)
80%
(public: 53%; private: 27%)
Hire more student staff 33%
(public: 27%; private: 6%)
57%
(public: 37%; private: 20%)
Eliminate job responsibilities 37%
(public: 27%; private: 10%)
50%
(public: 33%; private: 17%)
Limit optional committee
involvement
43%
(public: 37%; private: 6%)
47%
(public: 27%; private: 20%)
Use Teacher Professional Exemption 13%
(public: 7%; private: 6%)
80%
(public: 57%; private: 23%)
Change to flexible work week 73%
(public: 63%; private: 10%)
20%
(public: 3%; private: 17%)
Make living-in optional 7%
(public: 4%; private: 3%)
73%
(public: 50%; private: 23%)
Eliminate jobs completely 3%
(private)
93%
(public: 70%; private: 23%)
*Considering = “somewhat” & “very much”
**Not considering = “not really” & “not at all”
How much are you considering . . . for live-in staff?
UMR-ACUHO20
Considering* Not considering**
Raise salary to exempt threshold 36%
(public: 19%; private: 17%)
58%
(public: 34%; private: 24%)
Reclassify & pay overtime 71%
(public: 43%; private: 28%)
19%
(public: 10%; private: 9%)
Reclassify & give comp time 59%
(public: 41%; private: 18%)
26%
(public: 7%; private: 19%)
Reclassify & limit to 40 hours/week 41%
(public: 22%; private: 19%)
44%
(public: 22%: private: 22%)
Hire more FT staff & limit overtime 10%
(public: 5%; private: 5%)
86%
(public: 49%; private: 37%)
Hire more FT staff for on-call 7%
(public: 3%; private: 4%)
90%
(public: 53%; private: 37%)
Hire more student staff 22%
(public: 10%; private: 11%)
64%
(public: 40%; private: 24%)
Eliminate job responsibilities 24%
(public: 10%; private: 14%)
55%
(public: 36%; private: 19%)
Limit optional committee
involvement
31%
(public: 14%; private:17%)
49%
(public: 30%; private: 19%)
Use Teacher Professional Exemption 32%
(public: 17%; private: 15%)
56%
(public: 31%; private: 25%)
Change to flexible work week 64%
(public: 36%; private: 28%)
15%
(public: 7%; private: 5%)
Make living-in optional 2%
(public)
93%
(public: 53%; private: 40%)
Eliminate jobs completely 5%
(public: 3%; private: 2%)
90%
(public: 49%; private: 41%)
*Considering = “somewhat” & “very much”
**Not considering = “not really” & “not at all”
How much are you considering . . . for live-in staff?
WACUHO21
Considering* Not considering**
Raise salary to exempt threshold 55%
(public: 29%; private: 26%)
35%
(public: 16%; private: 19%)
Reclassify & pay overtime 23%
(public: 13%; private: 10%)
64%
(public: 32%; private: 32%)
Reclassify & give comp time 16%
(public: 13%; private: 3%)
65%
(public: 23%; private: 42%)
Reclassify & limit to 40 hours/week 19%
(public: 16%; private: 3%)
68%
(public: 26%: private: 42%)
Hire more FT staff & limit overtime 3%
(public)
97%
(public: 50%; private: 47%)
Hire more FT staff for on-call 3%
(public)
93%
(public: 48%; private: 45%)
Hire more student staff 6%
(public: 3%; private: 3%)
77%
(public: 42%; private: 35%)
Eliminate job responsibilities 9%
(public: 6%; private: 3%)
74%
(public: 39%; private: 35%)
Limit optional committee
involvement
16%
(public: 6%; private: 10%)
64%
(public: 32%; private: 32%)
Use Teacher Professional Exemption 6%
(public)
77%
(public: 35%; private: 42%)
Change to flexible work week 23%
(public: 13%; private: 10%)
58%
(public: 26%; private: 32%)
Make living-in optional 6%
(public)
90%
(public: 45%; private: 45%)
Eliminate jobs completely 3%
(private)
93%
(public: 51%; private: 42%)
*Considering = “somewhat” & “very much”
**Not considering = “not really” & “not at all”
How are you likely to define work. . . for live-in
staff? While on-call22
Likely
, 17%
Not
Likely,
52%
Unsure,
31%
Awake Time
Likely
, 69%
Not
Likely,
18%
Unsure,
13%
Incident Time
Likely
, 26%
Not
Likely,
55%
Unsure,
19%
All Time
Time-keeping methods. . . for live-in staff?
who are classified as non-exempt23
10%
45%
36%
22%
0% 20% 40% 60%
Swiping in
Web-based / virtual option
Entry-level will not be reclassified as
non-exempt
Other*
* Timesheets, Outlook calendars, not yet determined, university’s time-tracking system, we do not have
entry-level staff, etc.
If live-in staff are raised to the threshold . . .
severity of salary compression & interventions24
SEVERITY Not At All Not Very Neutral Somewhat Very
Public 3% 3% 4% 14% 29%
Private 2% 3% 4% 10% 28%
Total 5% 6% 8% 24% 57%
Raise next
level
salaries,
23%
Keep next
level
salaries the
same, 25%
Salary
compression
will not be
an issue,
22%
Other, 30%
Public
Raise next
level
salaries, 20%
Keep next
level salaries
the same,
29%Salary
compression
will not be an
issue, 14%
Other, 37%
Private
