1. not exempt; subject to a rule, law, tax, or requirement
Usage: legal; administrative
2. describing employees who are entitled to overtime pay under labor laws
Usage: employment law

Examples

• All nonexempt employees must clock in and out daily.
• The property was nonexempt from the new tax assessment.
• Nonexempt workers receive time-and-a-half pay for overtime hours.
• The organization’s nonexempt status means it must pay federal taxes.
• She was classified as a nonexempt employee despite her management duties.
• The court ruled that the charity was nonexempt from certain regulations.