# Employee Status

*Foothills employees are classified as either <span class="glossary-term" data-term="A legal employment classification that excludes an employee from overtime pay under FLSA.">exempt</span> or <span class="glossary-term" data-term="A legal employment classification that requires overtime pay under FLSA.">nonexempt</span> under federal and state wage and hour laws, and are further classified for administrative purposes, such as the administration of certain benefits. The following classifications are used throughout this Handbook:*

- *Full-time Employee: an employee normally scheduled to work at least 40 hours per week.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Full-time employees are currently eligible for benefits.*


- *Part-time Employee: an employee normally scheduled to work less than a 40-hour workweek.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Part-time employees are currently eligible for benefits, in accordance with the requirements.*


- *Temporary Employee: an employee who is hired in a job established for a temporary period or for a specific assignment.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Temporary employees are currently ineligible for Company benefits.*


- *<span class="glossary-term" data-term="A legal employment classification that excludes an employee from overtime pay under FLSA.">Exempt</span> Employee: an employee whose job assignments meet specific tests established by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state law and who are <span class="glossary-term" data-term="A legal employment classification that excludes an employee from overtime pay under FLSA.">exempt</span> from minimum wage and/or overtime pay requirements.*


- - *Non-Exempt Employee: an employee whose job positions do not meet <span class="glossary-term" data-term="Fair Labor Standards Act — federal law that defines exempt/non-exempt employee status.">FLSA</span> or applicable state exemption tests, and who are not <span class="glossary-term" data-term="A legal employment classification that excludes an employee from overtime pay under FLSA.">exempt</span> from minimum wage and/or overtime pay requirements. Non-exempt employees shall be paid time and one-half of their regular rate of pay for any work in excess of:*
        - *(1) forty hours per workweek*
        - *(2) twelve hours per workday*
        - *(3) twelve consecutive hours without regard to the starting and ending time of the workday (excluding duty free meal periods), whichever calculation results in the greater payment of wages.*