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For the purposes of overtime compensation, employees are also classified as either non-exempt or exempt:
Non-exempt employees are those employees who are entitled to receive overtime pay when they work overtime hours. Included in this category are all hourly employees regardless of classification, and salaried technicians, clerical, maintenance personnel as well as those professionals, scientific and supervisory employees not specifically excluded.
Non-Exempt Employees are required to adhere to the following minimum break schedules:
An hourly employee is generally or typically hired to fill a position with irregular working hours. These employees are paid an hourly rate and their pay is based on the number of hours reported on their time sheets each pay period.