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This 3-page paper focuses on how termination of a nonexempt (hourly) employee might differ from termination of an exempt (salaried) employee. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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many managers are laid off versus how many staff. Nor is there much in the literature concerning the differences between terminating executives and professionals versus non-management staff. This leads us
to ask the question, therefore, as to whether there is any difference when it comes to terminating professional/executive staff (salary or exempt employees) as opposed to non-executive staff (such as
hourly employees, also known as non-exempt). To answer this question, lets first examine the difference between exempt and non-exempt employees. Non-exempt employees are
typically those who punch some kind of clock or record their hours in some way. Non-exempt employees means theyre entitled to overtime pay if they work longer than a standard
40-hour work week (Exempt vs. Non-Exempt Employees). The U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act requires employers of non-exempt employees to pay at least minimum wage and overtime (Exempt vs. Non-Exempt Employees).
Exempt employees, however, are the managers, professionals and executives that might lead a firm; they are "exempt" from overtime payment (Exempt vs.
Non-Exempt Employees). This is why, for example, companies will give an exempt employee a "comp" day in lieu of overtime pay if the employee works long hours (there is no
such thing as a 40-hour work week for an exempt employee). Termination from a legal point of view doesnt really differ between exempt
or nonexempt employees. What needs to be examined is whether the employee is being terminated in a so-called "at will" state. "At will" means that an employee can be terminated
for any reason by the employer, and for no specific reason, so long as it doesnt violate state or federal employment laws (Postakalkis, 2007). By the same token, in an
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