Office workers who perform receptionist, secretarial, and other administrative tasks often are incorrectly classified as exempt from overtime pay because they receive a salary and have job titles such as "executive assistant." However, such employees will not necessarily be found exempt from the requirement to pay overtime merely because they receive a salary, perform important administrative duties, and hold impressive job titles. Clerical and administrative employees often do not have sufficiently high-level positions or perform primary duties that meet the "administrative employee" exemption. And misclassification of these employees as exempt can result in costly claims for non-payment of overtime. READ MORE