Can a nonexempt employee be paid a salary? 

Yes, a nonexempt employee can be paid on a salary basis rather than by the hour. However, this classification can be tricky in practice. It means that the employee is paid a set salary while still being eligible for overtime if they work more than 40 hours in a...

Can You Make All Employees Nonexempt?

To be exempt from the minimum wage and overtime pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act, an employee must pass the FLSA job duties test (specific to his or her position) and receive no less than a certain amount of pay. For some positions, there is no minimum...