FW: euphemistic use of "exempt"

[David Barnhart]

-----Original Message-----
From: Baker, John [mailto:JBAKER at STRADLEY.COM] 
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 10:36 AM
To: David Barnhart
Subject: RE: euphemistic use of "exempt"

I have no idea why this happens sometimes for me.  It was a plaintext
message, and I received it fine.  Can you forward my response to the list?
Here is what I wrote:



More generally, under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, executive,
administrative, professional and outside sales employees are exempted from
the Act's minimum wage and overtime pay protection standards.  These
personnel are usually referred to as "exempt employees," while personnel who
are protected by those standards are "non-exempt employees."  So, for
example, if my employer asks me, a professional employee, to work late
(which happens approximately daily, except that I don't get asked, it just
happens), I do not get paid time and a half, or for that matter anything,
for the extra hours.  If I ask my secretary, a non-exempt employee, to work
late with me, she will be paid time and a half.

I don't think this has anything to do with the Vikings' announcement.  They
seem to be using the term as Jon suggests.


John Baker





-----Original Message-----
From: David Barnhart [mailto:dbarnhart at highlands.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 10:34 AM
To: Baker, John
Subject: RE: euphemistic use of "exempt"

Dear John,

I don't know what happened here.  I'd like to know what you wrote.

Regards,
David

barnhart at highlands.com

-----Original Message-----
From: American Dialect Society [mailto:ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of
Baker, John
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 10:05 AM
To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: euphemistic use of "exempt"

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