Question: Can a nonexempt employee be paid a salary? Answered by the HR Experts: Yes, a nonexempt employee can be paid on a salary basis rather than by the hour. However, this classification can be tricky in practice. It means that the employee is paid a set salary...
Question: We have an exempt employee who is going to be working part-time hours indefinitely. Do we need to switch them to hourly nonexempt or can we simply reduce their salary while keeping them exempt? Answer: You don’t necessarily need to change their...
Question: Do managers need to be classified as exempt? Answer: No, it’s fine to classify managers as nonexempt. You are under no obligation to classify any employee as exempt, even if they meet the criteria under the Fair Labor Standards Act. You could have an entire...