Definition: Under overtime rules, workers earning less than $23,660 per year ($455 per week) are guaranteed overtime protection.
According to the Department of Labor, unless exempt from the overtime regulations, non-exempt employees must receive overtime pay for hours worked in excess of 40 in a workweek at a rate not less than time and one-half their regular rates of pay.
More Information:
Overtime Pay
Also Known As: non exempt employee, exempt vs. non-exempt employee
Examples:
Susan worked in a non-exempt position where she was entitled to overtime pay.
