non-exempt employees and thus entitled to overtime. This is a change that may end up costing employers dearly. With all of the changes, employers now more than ever will be required to understand how to properly classify their employees as exempt or nonexempt, under the proposed overtime ...
One topic that can generate ongoing confusion for business owners is employee classification: what is an exempt employee, and what is a nonexempt employee? Taking the time to review employee job duties and pay structure is essential. Failure to comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ...
Exemption in the context of employment classification refers to whether or not a worker is eligible for certain Fair Labor Standard Act protections regarding overtime and minimum wage. Exempt employees are non-eligible for these FLSA rights, while non-exempt employees are eligible. The difference bet...
Day Pitney Labor and Employment Attorneys Quoted on Exempt and Non-Exempt Classification in NJ Business MagazineWhitakerG. Warren
How confident are you in your employee classifications and the process you use to categorize them? Do youreallyunderstand the differences between exempt vs. non-exempt classifications when it comes to your white collar employees? One of the biggest misconceptions with employee classification is that ...
Exempt and non-exempt employee statuses are taken from the FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act) employee classification system.
“What is a nonexempt job classification?” A nonexempt job classification is an employment status in which an employee is not exempt from the overtime pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in the UnitedStates. The FLSA establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, and other stan...
Some industries may have hourly employees who are exempt from overtime pay. The more notable examples include the agriculture, movie theater and railroad businesses Employee classification Failure to properly distinguish exempt from non-exempt employees, sometimes referred to as misclassification, can adver...
The classification of exempt and non-exempt employee refers to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. The most important difference is that non-exempt employees must be paid at least the federal minimum hourly wage and overtime at one and one-half the hourly rate, if they work more than 40 ...
In California, exempt workers are not protected by wage and hour laws. Non-exempt workers are protected by these laws, giving them rights to overtime pay.