exempt status
Not subject to
Exempt status refers to a classification that frees someone or something from a rule, requirement, or obligation that applies to others.
In U.S. employment law, exempt status typically describes salaried workers not entitled to overtime pay under federal wage laws: Her exempt status means she doesn't get paid extra for working weekends.
For organizations, it often means tax-exempt status: The charity applied for exempt status with the IRS.
- tax freeExempt from levies
- nonexemptNot excused from requirements
- salariedPaid fixed regular amount
- overtimeWork beyond scheduled hours
- IRSFederal tax collector
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