It is important that you understand the definitions of the employment classifications at MCC and know your classification. The reason is because your employment classification helps determine your employment status and what benefits you are eligible for. If you have questions or are not sure what your employment classification is, see your supervisor.

These employment classifications do not guarantee employment with MCC for any specific period of time. You became an employee at MCC voluntarily and your employment is at will. "At will" means that you may terminate your employment at any time, with or without cause or advance notice. Likewise, "at will" means that MCC may terminate your employment at any time, with or without cause or advance notice, as long as we do not violate federal or state laws.

Depending on your job, you are either NONEXEMPT or EXEMPT from federal and state wage and hour laws. If you are a NONEXEMPT employee, you are entitled to overtime pay under the specific provisions of federal and state laws. If you are an EXEMPT employee, you are excluded from specific provisions of federal and state wage and hour laws. Your EXEMPT or NONEXEMPT classification may be changed only with written notification by MCC management.

In addition being a Nonexempt or Exempt employee, you also belong to one of the following employment categories:

You are a REGULAR FULL-TIME employee if you are not assigned to a temporary or introductory status AND you are regularly scheduled to work the MCC full-time schedule. REGULAR FULL-TIME employees are employees who are not in a temporary or introductory status AND who are regularly scheduled to work the full-time schedule at MCC. In most cases, regular full-time employees are eligible for all MCC benefit programs, subject to the terms, conditions, and limitations of each benefit program.

You are a PART-TIME employee if you are not in a temporary or introductory status AND you are regularly scheduled to work less than 22 hours per week. Part-time employees receive all legally mandated benefits, such as Social Security and workers' compensation insurance. Part-time employees are not eligible for the other MCC benefit programs.

You are an INTRODUCTORY employee if your performance is being evaluated to determine whether further employment in a specific position or with MCC is appropriate. When you satisfactorily complete the introductory period, you will be told about your new employment classification.

You are a TEMPORARY employee if you were hired as an interim replacement, or to temporarily increase our workforce, or to help finish a specific project. Employees are in the temporary category for a limited time. Even if you work at MCC longer than the original time period that we agreed to when you were first hired, you will stay a temporary employee until you are officially notified that you have been assigned to a different category. Temporary employees receive all legally mandated benefits, such as Social Security and workers' compensation insurance). Temporary employees are not eligible for other MCC benefit programs.

You are a PER DIEM employee if you routinely work either a full-time or a part-time schedule AND you accept additional pay instead of receiving the benefits of regular employees. Per diem employees receive the legally mandated benefit programs. The per diem category is only for certain jobs and a limited number of employees. Per diem employees must sign a waiver of their eligibility for other MCC benefit programs. Time in the per diem category does not count as service time toward any benefit program, even if a per diem employee moves to a benefit-eligible category. MCC management must give their written approval when an employee goes into or leaves the per diem category.

You are a CASUAL employee if you have an employment relationship with MCC, but you are assigned to work on an irregular or unpredictable basis. Casual employees receive all legally mandated benefits, such as Social Security and workers' compensation insurance. Casual employees are not eligible for the other MCC benefit programs.