exempt employee

Definition of "exempt employee"
  1. A worker who meets specific conditions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act or state legislation, usually involving white collar job roles and a particular minimum wage, who is not eligible for additional payment for working overtime
How to use "exempt employee" in a sentence
  1. Due to his managerial position and salary, Bob is classified as an exempt employee by his company.
  2. As an exempt employee, Susan does not earn overtime pay despite working more than forty hours a week.
  3. The new federal regulations have reclassified many workers from non-exempt to exempt employee status.

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