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Hope I can find some answers here. Could someone please explain to me the purpose of “exempt” employees and why they are a thing? https://www.bocvip.com/820126/hope-i-can-find-some-answers-here-could-someone-please-explain-to-me-the-purpose-of-exempt-employees-and-why-they-are-a-thing/ #business
BOCVIP · Hope I can find some answers here. Could someone please explain to me the purpose of 'exempt' employees and why they are a thing?My friend is a salaried employee (I'm not). He's also what he calls an “exempt” employee. I don't know a lot about business and, until I met him, I hadn't heard of the term before. He's tried to explain it to me but hasn't been able to tell me what the whole purpose of an exempt employee is. What's the reason for having them? With what he's told me, it just sounds like an excuse to take advantage of and overwork someone for free. I watch him work well into 50 or 60 hours a week, usually with no lunch,