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>"Exempt" means the opposite: exempt from the requirements of
>the Fair Labor Standards Act. In other words, an exempt employee
>can be required to work more than 40 hrs/wk and isn't entitled to
>extra overtime pay.
But, to be exempt you must be paid more than some multiple (5x to 6x) of the
minimum wage. If you don't make that much your employer clasifies you as
exempt, your employer is not in compliance with the law. And, since the
minimum wage just went up, some TWs are no longer exempt unless their
employers give them a raise.
David
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