I just recently found out that the person that took over my position after I was promoted, was changed from Exempt to non-exempt. I researched requirements for Exempt status, and found out, that to be exempt, the position must have at least two full time employees to supervise. During my time in the position, I only had one full time employee, which required me to work many hours over 40 hours a week. Is my employer required to compensate me for the hours of overtime I worked, being that I really was not suppose to be exempt? i was told by my employer that the law just recently took effect and that I was not eligible for non-exempt status. Is this true?

Any information would be appreciated.

Thank you

js

That's true only for the Executive exemption. There are also Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Professional exemptions. See here:
http://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/whd/fairpay/fs17a_overview.htm

How long has it been since you worked there and what exactly were your job duties?