/** Employee - A class to represent Employees
 *
 * @author - Nancy Harris and Greg Tamargo
 * @version - V2 - 10/01/08 12:30pm
 */
 
    public class Employee
   {
   // declare the instance variables of the class
   
      protected String name; 		// the name of the worker
      protected String homeDepartment;  // the department of the worker
      protected String SSN;  	  	// the SSN of the worker
      protected int exemptions;	// the number of tax exemptions for this worker
      protected double wage; 		// the hourly rate for this worker
   
      protected double hours;		// the hours that this worker last worked
      protected double pay;      // the paid amount to the worker
   
   /** default constructor...really has no meaning at this point
    */
       public Employee(){}
   
   /** explicit value constructor
    * 
    * @param name 	The name of the worker
    * @param SSN  	The SSN of the worker
    * @param exempt	The number of payroll exemptions
    & @param rate 	The pay rate for this employee
    */
       public Employee(String name, String homeDepartment, String SSN, int exempt, double rate)
      {
         this.name = name;
         this.homeDepartment = homeDepartment;
         this.SSN = SSN;
         this.exemptions = exempt;
         this.wage = rate;
      }
   
   	
   /** toString produces a single line for each employee
    *  pay is the last amount paid based on rate and hours
    *
    *  format is Name\tdepartment\tSSN\texemptions\thours\trate\tpay\n
    *
    * @return The line representing the employee
    */
       public String toString()
      {
         return (name+" \t"+homeDepartment+"\t"+SSN+"\t"+
            exemptions+"\t"+hours+"\t$"+wage+"\t$"+pay+"\n");
      }
   }