5. Do not use the percent sign or dollar sign. Spell out dollar or percent. That goes for the & (ampersand and) symbol too. If you think your book is ready for a publisher, you need to review the basics above, put them in your manuscript, then learn how to write a manuscript with more advanced formatting.
The proposed changes to the overtime rule increased the salary threshold for employees who are exemptâand therefore not eligible for overtimeâfrom $23,660 to $50,440. In the final rule, the level dropped to $47,476.
Under the FLSA employees are classified as non-exempt or exempt. To be exempt, an employee must pass all three âtestsâ, salary level, salary basis, and duties, as outlined by the FLSA. The salary level test: Employees who are paid less than $23,600 per year ($455 per week) are nonexempt.The salary basis test: An exempt employee must receive a regular, predetermined amount of compensation each pay period on a weekly, or less frequent, basis.on-exempt means that an employee is subject to the overtime and minimum wage requirements prescribed by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Conversely, exempt employees are excluded from overtime pay provisions. Hourly paid or salaried are terms referring to payment methods.