Non-exempt Salaried Employees
BelleF
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I have been researching what qualifications make an employee "salaried, non-exempt". What I have found is that "An employee who does not meet the duties test can be paid on a salary basis but still remains subject to FLSA requirements." I found this on the SHRM website. My question is this, does a salaried, non-exempt employee have to meet the test for the minimum weekly salary? FLSA states this to be $455 weekly.
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No, they do not have to meet the minimum weekly salary of $455, but they DO have to meet minimum wage for all hours worked AND they do have to be paid overtime for anything over 40 hours per week.
Here is a good article explaining the different ways to pay non-exempt employees on a salaried basis: http://www.payroll-taxes.com/articles/salaryAlternatives.html
One method of paying salary is called the Fluctuating Work Week Method: http://www.payroll-taxes.com/articles/fluctuatingWorkweeks.html There are certain qualifications to use this method. But under that method, the employer's ability to deduct is more limited than even for exempt employees.