Request->except give me an array instead of a Request object in laravel 5

$request->except(['param1']) gives me an array, I would like to receive a Request object..

I'm not sure how to do it...

$employee = EmployeeSnap::firstOrNew(['nss' => $request->nss, 'rfc' => $request->rfc]);

        if ($employee->name != null && $employee->name != "") {
            $employee->setData(Input::except(['bankid', 'bankaccount'])); //Input::except(['bankid', 'bankaccount']) gives me array instead of Request
        } else {
            $employee->setData($request);
        }

        $employee->save();
        $id = $employee->employeeid;
        $code = 200;
        $data = 'Success';
        $message = 'Operation successful';

Any idea?