Re-classed from exempt to non-exempt for new duties.?

Question

I 've been with my company for 4 years now. We have a non arrears (exempt) and arrears (exempt) payclass schedule. Because arrears is always 1 week behind I'm told, I got into this situation:

Working as a supervisor, paycheck on 6/15/07, was $14.65/hour but EXEMPT, $1010.00 (usual semi monthly amount)

Effective 6/25/07 I was NON-EXEMPT and began punching the clock again for my new position as a patient account specialist.

Paycheck received on 6/29/07 was for $466.00 (half of the usual semi-monthly amount) as I only got paid for 5 days and am now back in the arrears pay group.

I understand the difference between exempt and non-exempt, what I don't understand is how I only got paid 5 days because of where the effective date of my new pay class, the payroll dates and everything falls. Can you take a look at this and explain to me like a dummy?

Thanks.

Answer 1

Since if you are exempt and salaried the company knows what your paycheck will be each time, they can write your paycheck ahead of time so can pay you on the last day of the pay period. If you are hourly, or if you are non-exempt, they don't know what your check will be until the pay period is over, so they have to write your check after they process your hours, so it wouldn't be until the following payday.

Answer 2

I can only take a stab at this, but it looks as if exempt employess are paid on payday for all work up to and including payday itself. Non-exempt empolyees are probably paid on the next payday for the hours worked on the prior pay period, i.e. two weeks in arrears. You were probably paid on 6/29 for the exempt time worked during the pay period and won't see your paycheck for the non-exempt position until next payday.