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    Apr 20, 2012, 02:06 PM
    Force non-exempt to exempt
    I work for a fortune 500 company and my job position is a Product Engineer. I was hired on as a non-exempt employee with the title of Product Engineer and base pay with the ability to work overtime. With the overtime I make well above a 6 figure salary. Management states that they are going to start forcing employees to become exempt at the sametime work the hours like I have been doing as a non-exampt which are around 65hrs - 80hrs/week. The converstion from non-exempt to exempt will be with a very little pay increase if any. I wanted to know can a company force you to become a exempt employee?
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    Apr 20, 2012, 02:16 PM
    Yes unless you have a written contract with them. Of course you can try to discuss the proper pay, normally far less than what you get when paid over time ( thus why they don't normally pay engineers hourly and have them on salary)
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    Apr 20, 2012, 02:32 PM
    Just to be clear, the word force was used. So they have the right to terminate my position if I say no?
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