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nonexempt

nonexempt

1 7.4
Required by law or rules to do things others do not have to do
  • adjective
  • /ˌnɒnɪɡˈzɛmpt/
  • Formal
translation icon : no exento
  • Overtime only has to be paid to nonexempt employees.
  • nonexempt property

Examples

  • "For nonexempt workers, flextime is not as flexible as for exempt workers," Nordlund says, pointing out that federal laws specifically exclude certain broad categories of employees, generally in the professional and administrative tiers.

    Academic text (1998)
  • As previously mentioned, in order to obtain a discharge, the bankrupt had to surrender all of his or her nonexempt property existing on the bankruptcy-decree date. (82)

    Academic text (2018)
  • In addition, at least 11% of nonexempt children who acquired measles were infected through contact with an exempt child with measles.

    Blog text (10)
  • In bankruptcy cases filed under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, an individual debtor turns over the debtor's nonexempt property to the trustee in bankruptcy.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Instead, nonexempt employees will be entitled to one and one-half times their regular rate of pay for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek and double time for all hours worked in excess of 12 in a workday.

    Blog text (32)
  • The gist of the case was that the law firm treated the lawyers as professionals who were exempt from the overtime laws as a result of their professional status, but the lawyers claimed that their work did not require them to use their professional skills, thereby making them nonexempt hourly workers.

    Blog text (8)
  • In a Chapter 13 case, by contrast, the trustee does not collect and sell property of the estate, including the debtor's nonexempt property, but the debtor must pay his or her creditors out of future earnings or other future income over the duration of the plan, generally three to five years.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Require all hourly nonexempt employees to clock in and out for meal periods since employers have the burden of establishing that meal periods are provided. Where possible, set up systems that prevent employees from working while they are clocked out (such as by linking the time entry system to an employee's computer or other machinery used for their job).

    Blog text (3)
  • Nonexempt employees are required to track their hours to ensure they receive proper overtime pay.

  • According to federal law, all nonexempt workers must adhere to strict labor regulations regarding breaks and overtime.

Synonyms

nondiscretionary
vsnonexempt
  • Formal
7.1

Must follow law or rules and cannot be a personal choice

is bound because no special allowance lets it avoid the rule

Antonyms

71 4.4

Not required to do something others must do, for example paying tax

How Exempt

exempt
71 4.4
nonexempt
  • Formal
1 7.4
mandatory
1 3.5

Surface Forms

nonexempt positive

Morphology

nonexempt = exempt (transparent) = non + exempt

Clear negation by the productive prefix 'non-' applied to the adjective 'exempt', yielding the straightforward meaning 'not exempt'.

Etymology

The word nonexempt is made of non- ('not') and exempt ('free from a rule'). Think of exempt as 'taken out' of a rule, so nonexempt is 'not taken out' and must follow the rule or obligation.