Trustees approve reclassification of engineering technician to nonexempt, backdate to start date

Sep 9, 2026

The board approved changing an engineering technician's FLSA status from exempt to nonexempt and agreed to backdate the classification to the employee's July 6 start date; staff said any retroactive pay was likely under $1,000 and that the position's overtime will primarily occur during summer construction months.

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Trustees voted to change an engineering technician position from exempt to nonexempt and to backdate the change to the employee's July 6 start date so that any compensable overtime would be paid.

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