Exempt vs Nonexempt Defined

What separates an exempt from a nonexempt employee under FLSA. Salary basis, duties tests and the real-world implications.

Understanding Exemption Categories

Executive, administrative, professional, computer, outside sales and highly compensated. What each category actually requires.

The federal salary floor for exempt status and the states that set their own higher numbers. Updated thresholds and effective dates.

Decide exempt versus nonexempt for the actual job in front of you. Salary, duties, discretion and authority, in plain terms.

Salary deductions, partial-day rules and what timekeeping looks like for exempt staff. Stay on the right side of salary basis.

Yes, you can pay nonexempt staff a salary, but overtime still applies. How the math works and where employers get tripped up.

When the salary floor moves, some roles flip to nonexempt. How to communicate, set hours and reset timekeeping cleanly.

Where your current exempt list is most likely to fail a duties test. Spot the high-risk roles before a wage claim does.

California, New York, Washington and other states layer their own tests on top of federal. The state-by-state differences that matter.

Walk through each exempt position against salary and duties tests. Document the reasoning, fix the gaps, build a defensible file.