Employee Status Definitions

All employees regardless of employment status or employee definition, are subject to all University rules and procedures.
The Department of Labor classifies employees into two categories as follows:
Nonexempt: These employees are not employed in an executive, administrative, or professional capacity and are covered by the federal minimum wage and maximum hours law. These positions are generally paid on an hourly basis.
Exempt: These employees are employed in an executive, administrative, or professional capacity and are not covered by the federal minimum wage and maximum hours laws. Other tests must be met for employees to be eligible for this category. These positions are paid on a salary basis but paying employees on a salary basis does not automatically qualify them for exempt status.

Within the Department of Labor categories, DePauw University maintains standard classifications as follows:

Full-time: Employment in an established position requiring a regular schedule of 35 to 40 hours of work per week and more than 1000 regular hours of work per fiscal year for a period of 9, 9 ½, 10, 10 ½, 11, or 12 months. Full-time employees are eligible for full participation in benefit programs.
Part-time: Employment in an established position with a regular schedule of less than 40 hours of work per week and up to 1000 regular hours per fiscal year. Part-time employees are eligible for limited participation in benefit programs.
Temporary: Employment in a job established for a specific purpose, for a specific period of time, or for the duration of a specific project or group of assignments. Temporary employees have a defined employment period that includes a beginning employment date and an ending employment date. They are limited to 1000 regular hours per fiscal year. Participation in benefit programs is limited to eligibility for worker’s compensation benefits.
On-call: Employment in a job on an “as needed” basis. On-call employees do not work a defined/regular schedule. They are limited to 1000 regular hours per fiscal year. Participation in benefit programs is limited to eligibility for worker’s compensation benefits.
Please be advised that all hours worked in all part-time, temporary, and on-call positions are combined when calculating the 1000 annual hour maximum for employees in these categories.