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Non-exempt Employee

By Dawn Rosenberg McKay, About.com

Definition: Non-exempt employees receive hourly wages; they are subject to wage and hour laws, i.e. overtime pay; usually applies to non-professional employees.
Alternate Spellings: non-exempt employee
Common Misspellings: nonexcempt non-excempt
Examples:
Because Arthur is a non-exempt employee, he is eligible to receive overtime pay.
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