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> Just to clarify... the fact that you are paid on salary does *not*
> automatically mean you are exempt (I assume we mean exempt from
> overtime). Or have things changed in the last 4 years?
> Tracy
"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.
