Exempt/non-exempt employees

[KingGheedora]

Can anyone explain what makes an employee exempt, or non-exempt? What's the purpose of the law? I'm talking about the thing where companies have to make certain employees hourly instead of salary.

 

[FoBoT]

magic

the purpose of the law is to save corps. money on overtime

 

[zebano]

Exempt = salary = no overtime at most places.

 

[KingGheedora]

So corporations pushed for the law? What makes someone exempt? I don't think exempt = salary. I thought there was a certain criteria to be met that makes someone expempt or non-exempt, and if that is the case, then they become salary/wage.

 

[DVK916]

Salary isn't bad.

Most people with Salary I know can work under 40 hours and still get paid the full amount. They get paid days when hourly people don't. They have more freedom too.

 

[ebaycj]

Originally posted by: KingGheedora
So corporations pushed for the law?

This is the case with about 95% of laws passed after the 1970's.

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: ebaycj

Originally posted by: KingGheedora
So corporations pushed for the law?

This is the case with about 95% of laws passed after the 1770's.

fixed

 

[PingSpike]

Salaried can totally suck if your company sucks.

 

[DVK916]

Originally posted by: PingSpike
Salaried can totally suck if your company sucks.

But it can also be much better than hourly. Everyone I know in a career job, is on Salary and for them the benefits are much better.

 

[PingSpike]

I'm salaried and its pretty good. The company just expects me to work 40 hours a week, whenever. If I work 60 hours one week, I can work 20 hours the next week (within reason, its expected I will get my sh|t done of course).

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: DVK916
Salary isn't bad.

Most people with Salary I know can work under 40 hours and still get paid the full amount. They get paid days when hourly people don't. They have more freedom too.

Agreed. I'm salary and I work harder at times but there are also times when I am not so busy and can come and go as I please. Nobody is watching to see what time I come in or how long my lunch break was.

 

[HammerCurl]

Where I work management = exempt. They get more vacation days but no overtime pay.

 

[Nutdotnet]

Originally posted by: zebano
Exempt = salary = no overtime at most places.

That's incorrect.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
magic

the purpose of the law is to save corps. money on overtime

And if it weren't for the law, they wouldn't have to pay you overtime. :Q

 

[KingGheedora]

Yes, but what defines exempt?

 

[deejayshakur]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: DVK916
Salary isn't bad.

Most people with Salary I know can work under 40 hours and still get paid the full amount. They get paid days when hourly people don't. They have more freedom too.

Agreed. I'm salary and I work harder at times but there are also times when I am not so busy and can come and go as I please. Nobody is watching to see what time I come in or how long my lunch break was.

yup, exactly. when i was salaried, i could finish my work fast, then get the hell out. or take a 2 hr lunch. my hourly rate turned out to be about 20-25% more since i rarely had to put in 40hr/wk.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: KingGheedora
Yes, but what defines exempt?

http://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/whd/fairpay/fs17a_overview.htm

 

[jagec]

Right now I'm on a contract salary job, but...how about this...I have to turn in TIME CARDS every week, and I have to work the same number of hours every week (at least on paper). I had more flexibility when I was hourly, but at least now I get benefits.