Good morning -
We have employees who are contracted out. These workers would fall under the exempt category based on their job, however as we are billing the company by the hour for these employees, is it okay to pay them by the hour? Many of them work 10-20 hours OT during peak times but it can fall back to 40 -45 hours during other periods. We want to make sure they are compensated fairly and more so during the peak periods which can last for several weeks. I understand paying someone as exempt when they should really be non-exempt can be an issue, but wasn't sure if it was an issue going the other way.
Thanks.
We have employees who are contracted out. These workers would fall under the exempt category based on their job, however as we are billing the company by the hour for these employees, is it okay to pay them by the hour? Many of them work 10-20 hours OT during peak times but it can fall back to 40 -45 hours during other periods. We want to make sure they are compensated fairly and more so during the peak periods which can last for several weeks. I understand paying someone as exempt when they should really be non-exempt can be an issue, but wasn't sure if it was an issue going the other way.
Thanks.