Employee Types

The primary relationship between an employee and joker app determines the individual’s employee type. 

The correct classification is necessary to ensure compliance and accurate reporting in the areas of:
  • FICA tax withholding
  • Unemployment wages
  • Benefit charges applied to the GL
  • Grants and contracts 

To determine what type of employee you are hiring, ask yourself the following questions: Why is the person here at joker app? What is the person’s primary relationship with joker app?

  • Is she here to attend as a student, and is working part-time in addition to her studies? This is a student worker employee.
  • Is she here to work and is also taking a class? This is a staff employee.
  • Is she a graduate student, enrolled in for-credit classes herself, but is teaching a class this semester? This is a student worker employee.

Further clarification about joker app employee types:

Type of Employee  Biweekly Payroll  Monthly Payroll 
Staff  "Non-exempt": covered by overtime
provisions under FLSA

Generally paid an hourly rate times
the number of hours reported per
pay period

Regular or temporary employees;
full-time or part-time

"Exempt" from overtime
 provisions under FLSA

 Paid a salary (flat dollar
 amount) each pay period


 Regular employees only;
 full-time or part-time

Faculty  N/A  Paid a monthly salary or
 contract amount each pay
 period

 May be regular or adjunct

Student Worker  Non-exempt: covered by overtime
provisions under FLSA

Generally paid an hourly rate times
the number of hours worked per
pay period

- OR -

Teaching assistants or research
assistants paid a biweekly salary
(flat dollar amount)
 








 Teaching assistants or research
 assistants paid a monthly
 salary (flat dollar amount), 
 typically when wages are charged
 to a grant