'Just Rewards (2)'
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My understanding is that "exempt" is short for "exempt from overtime." There's nothing in the definition of the term that indicates why this would be so (i.e. "because one is a manager.")
Right, and what it really means sadly, is except from overtime pay, and not so much with the exempt from working insane hours. At least at my (non-managerial; non-IT) exempt job.
I'm non-exempt (currently), but because our standard workweek is 35 hours, and I don't get overtime until 41, even staying late an hour every day wouldn't actually get me paid more.
(Bitter? Moi?)
Is that local employment law, Jessica? Wisconsin used to be like that ages ago. Nowadays, anything over 40, even a minute, gets paid.
I'm non-exempt (currently), but because our standard workweek is 35 hours, and I don't get overtime until 41, even staying late an hour every day wouldn't actually get me paid more.
You mean you don't actually get paid, even straight time, for hours worked over 35?
Eek.
Wait--does that mean you've got solid job offers and you're trying to decide between them?
No, I'm still waiting on one offer. The agency has never seen them be this slow (with a yes or a no) so we're assuming there is some delay with someone being out sick or something... and since that wouldn't preclude a 'no' we're thinking its a yes. grrrrrrrrr
Nowadays, anything over 40, even a minute, gets paid.
Over 40 is what I meant by 41. (I may get paid by the 1/4-hour, but I'm not 100% sure. I haven't yet worked enough hours to know.)
You mean you don't actually get paid, even straight time, for hours worked over 35?
Nope. 0-40 hours is salaried, even though with lunch my workweek is really only 35 hours long. (Only not really, because I eat lunch at my desk, where the internet is, which means I end up working through at least half of it.)
Nope. 0-40 hours is salaried, even though with lunch my workweek is really only 35 hours long. (Only not really, because I eat lunch at my desk, where the internet is, which means I end up working through at least half of it.)
Oh, OK.
The weird thing where I work is that and Administrative Assistant is exempt and salaried at about 24,000-26,000 per year, and a Secretary (which I am) is non-exept and hourly. I make, working 40 hours per week, 26,000. And the policy here is that we "don't pay overtime so don't work it". But what I don't understand is why not make me an administrative assistant, where I would be exempt?
Maybe they wanna be able to pay you less if for some reason you end up working less than full time on a regular basis?
I get paid overtime, which made those 60 hour weeks over the summer worth something at least. (my salary is based on a 35 hour workweek)