All employees are designated as either non-exempt or exempt under state and federal wage and hour laws. The following is intended to help employees understand employment classifications, employment status, and benefit eligibility. These classifications do not guarantee employment for any specified period of time. The right to terminate the employment-at-will relationship at any time is retained by both the employee and Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia.
Non-Exempt Employees: are hourly employees whose work is covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). They are NOT exempt from the law’s requirements concerning minimum wage and overtime. Non-exempt employees receive time and one-half regular hourly pay for time worked over forty (40) hours in a seven (7) day work week.
Exempt Employees: are salaried employees who are generally managers or professional, administrative, or technical staff who are exempt from the minimum wage and overtime provisions of the FLSA. Exempt employees hold jobs that meet the standards and criteria established under the FLSA by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia has established the following categories for both non-exempt and exempt employees:
Regular, full-time: Employees who are not in a temporary status and who are regularly scheduled to work a full-time schedule. Full-time status is granted to all employees working at least 30 hours of the full-time equivalencies of the position. Generally, these employees are eligible for the full benefits package, subject to the terms, conditions, and limitations of each benefits program.
Regular, part-time: Employees who are not in a temporary status and who are regularly scheduled to work less than the full-time schedule. Regular, part-time employees are generally ineligible for the benefits offered by MTSA but are eligible for Workers’ Compensation and FICA.
Temporary: Employees who are hired as interim replacements to temporarily supplement the workforce for a limited duration. Employment beyond any initially stated period does not in any way imply a change in employment status. Temporary workers are only eligible for Workers/ Compensation benefits and FICA.