nonexempt

Thân thiện

An employee's nonexempt status means they are eligible for overtime pay.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not exempt from a rule, obligation, or liability: Describes a person, group, or entity that is required to comply with a specific law, regulation, or duty and does not qualify for an exception.
   • Subject to taxation: Describes income, goods, funds, or property that are liable to be taxed and do not qualify for a tax exemption.

Usage and Examples

• Adjective (not exempt from obligation):
  • All nonexempt employees must receive overtime pay for hours worked beyond 40 in a week.
  • The new policy applies to all staff; no one is nonexempt from the safety training.
• Adjective (subject to taxation):
  • Interest earned on this account is nonexempt income and must be reported.
  • They sold some nonexempt assets to pay the tax bill.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in formal, legal, and financial contexts, particularly in contrast to "exempt." For example, in labor law, "nonexempt employees" are those covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) provisions for minimum wage and overtime, whereas "exempt employees" are not.
• It can describe the status of an entire category:

Variants and Related Words

• Exempt (adj.): Free from an obligation or liability imposed on others. (Antonym)
• Nonexemption (n.): The state or condition of being nonexempt.

Synonyms

• Liable
• Subject (to)
• Taxable (for the financial sense)

Antonyms

• Exempt
• Immune (from)
• Nontaxable (for the financial sense)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. (of persons) not exempt from an obligation or liability
2. (of goods or funds) subject to taxation
   • taxable income
   • nonexempt property

Từ đồng nghĩa

• taxable