nonexempt

/ˌnɑnɪɡˈzɛmpt/
adjective
  1. Not free from a rule, duty, or requirement; required to follow a law or regulation.
    • The land is nonexempt from property taxes because it is used for business.
    • Students are nonexempt from the final exam unless they have a medical excuse.
    • All employees are nonexempt from the new safety training policy.
  2. In U.S. labor law, describing a job that must be paid overtime wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
    • She works as a nonexempt employee, so she gets paid extra for overtime hours.
    • The company classified the position as nonexempt to comply with wage laws.
    • Nonexempt workers must track their hours carefully for payroll.
Antonyms
noun
  1. A person who is required to follow a rule or law, especially an employee who must be paid overtime.
    • Nonexempts in the factory receive time-and-a-half for working on holidays.
    • The new policy affects both exempts and nonexempts in different ways.
    • The manager reviewed the list of nonexempts to calculate overtime pay.
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