Are Paralegals Considered Exempt or Non-Exempt Employees for Purposes of Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay?
The short answer is that paralegals generally do not qualify as exempt learned professionals, and hence are entitled to overtime pay under Fair Labor Standards Act. There are however some limited exemptions for certain executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees. To better understand those exemptions though, it is first necessary to become familiar with the Fair Labor Standards Act.
