NSIP is a diagnosis of exclusion, since numerous other inflammatory and fibrotic processes involving the lung may have NSIP-like areas, including hypersensitivity pneumonia, UIP, DAD, LIP, DIP, infectious processes, and aspiration pneumonia, among many others.
White-collar definition, belonging or pertaining to the ranks of office and professional workers whose jobs generally do not involve manual labor or the wearing of a uniform or work clothes. See more.
White Collar Exemptions Under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Fair Labor Standards Act was enacted to protect workers by establishing a federal minimum wage and a 40-hour workweek, with a requirement to pay overtime after 40 hours. Some employees, however, can be exempt from minimum wage, overtime or both.