Thread: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError exception

:/ runs for me. Make sure you name the file correctly? Cap sensitive.
paste from my console

C:\sandbox>javac Employee.java
 
C:\sandbox>java Employee
Hello! Welcome to Employee Database
If Employee is salaried enter S. Otherwise enter H for hourly
S
Enter Employee's full name
Jeff
Enter hourly pay
20
Enter # of hours
40
 
          Name          Status              Hours             Rate             W
eekly Pay Amount
        ======================================================================
Jeffsalaried40.020.00.0
 
 
C:\sandbox>

I wish I could say there is nothing wrong with your code, the formatting was horrendous .... anyways try copying your code into notepad then paste it back into your IDE (eclipse). You might have a blank space character that is throwing off the compiler. Or Simply copy and paste the formatted version of your code... I'm assuming you aren't finished with the code anyways.

import java.util.Scanner;
 
public class Employee {
	//Varibales
	private static double salary, rate, hours, weeklyPay = 0;
	private static String name;
	private static String type;
	static boolean bonusPay = false;
 
	//Constructor creates Employee object
	public Employee(String name, String status, double hours, double rate, double salary, boolean bonusPay) 
	{
		if (status == "salaried") 
		{
			this.salary = salary;
 
			if(bonusPay == true) 
			{
				salary = salary * 1.1;
			}
		} 
		else 
		{
			this.rate = rate;
			this.hours = hours;
			if(hours > 40) 
			{ 
				//calculates and adds overtime pay
				weeklyPay = (hours - 40) * (2*(salary)) + 40 * salary;
			} 
			else 
			{
				weeklyPay = rate * hours;
			}
 
		}
	}
	//Methods to obtain information about a specific employee
	private double getWeeklyPay() 
	{
		return weeklyPay;
	}
	private String getName()
	{
		return name;
	}
	private double getSalary() 
	{
		return salary;
	}
	private String getType() 
	{
		return type;
	}
	private double getHours() 
	{
		return hours;
	}
	private double getRate() 
	{
		return rate;
	}
 
	private void printData(Employee x) 
	{
 
	}
 
public static void main(String[] args) {
	Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
	System.out.println("Hello! Welcome to Employee Database");
	System.out.println("If Employee is salaried enter S. Otherwise enter H for hourly");
	if(input.next().toLowerCase().contains("s")) 
	{
		type = "salaried";
	} 
	else 
	{
		type = "hourly";
	}
	System.out.println("Enter Employee's full name");
	name = input.next();
 
	if(type == "salary") 
	{
		System.out.println("Enter weekly salary");
		salary = input.nextDouble();
		System.out.println("Enter Y if employee receives a bonus of 10%, otherwise enter N");
 
		if(input.next().toLowerCase().contains("y")) 
		{
			bonusPay = true;
		}
		else 
		{
			bonusPay = false;
		}
	} 
	else 
	{
		System.out.println("Enter hourly pay");
		rate = input.nextDouble();
		System.out.println("Enter # of hours");
		hours = input.nextDouble();
 
	}
 
	Employee Employee1 = new Employee(name, type, rate, hours, salary, bonusPay);
 
	 System.out.println();
   	 System.out.println("\t  Name          Status              Hours             Rate             Weekly Pay Amount");
   	 System.out.println("\t======================================================================");
   	 System.out.println(Employee1.getName() +              Employee1.getType() +          Employee1.getHours()             + Employee1.getRate()         + Employee1.getWeeklyPay());
   	 System.out.println();
    }
 
}

Not directly related to your problem, as it sounds like an IDE issue that is oftentimes hard to remotely diagnose, but never use == to compare the content of a String...use the equals() method.