<prompt> Human: Heres why:I started a new job at a salary of 45kyr in March 2016 as an exempt employee at a state university. My title is Assistant Director and my duties barely pass the duties test. I was just told that Im going to be considered non-exempt come December 1 and Ill have to start reporting my hours. When I started this job it seemed simple enough but my boss has ramped up my work load now that Ive hit 6 months with the comment that youll only be getting busier from here on out.Im ridiculously overworked and I average 48-50 hrsweek and I still dont hit all the deadlines assigned by my boss. Im one of two Assistant Directors in our department. I have no employees or student workers under my supervision whereas my counterpart has a staff of 2 employees and 3 student workers to help with the work load.Theres no way Ill be able to deliver projects on time after FLSA is enacted without working overtime or having an assistant. Ive asked for an assistant in the past but the response is not in the budget.Im afraid my boss will try to give me a 2,500 raise so that I can they can continue working me into the ground.I would MUCH rather have an employee to help instead of that 2,500 raise.Can I reject a raise?Ive read the HR policy and it only says that the University can, at its discretion change my job duties and responsibilities or move me into another position within a the same pay range. It also says that all raises must be for a specific reason such as performance. It doesnt say if I have the right to reject a raise.Any help would be greatly appreciated.  <response>: You could reject the raise, but they could also just fire you..If they legally can classify you as exempt and give you a raise to keep that, not sure there is anything you can do. 