Team Member Classifications

For purposes of this reference guide, all Southwest Care Center team members fall within one of the classifications below.

Full-Time Team Members - Team members who regularly work at least 36 hours per week who were not hired on a short-term basis.

Part-Time Team Members - Team members who regularly work between twenty (20) and thirty-five (35) hours per week who were not hired on a short-term basis.

Short-Term Team Members - Team members who were hired for a specific short-term project, on a short- term freelance, per diem or temporary basis. Short-Term team members generally are not eligible for Organization benefits, but are eligible to receive statutory benefits when applicable.

In addition to the above classifications, team members are categorized as either "exempt" or "non-exempt" for purposes of federal and state wage and hour laws. Team Members classified as exempt do not receive overtime pay; they generally receive the same weekly salary regardless of hours worked. Such salary may be paid less frequently than weekly. The team member will be informed of these classifications upon hire and informed of any subsequent changes to the classifications.

Non-exempt team members are eligible for overtime and calculated and paid according to applicable state laws as described in the section 'Overtime'.