Comment Re:Is it legal without paying overtime? (Score 1) 1055
I believe that only persons who are A) salaried, and B) managing other people are exempt from overtime pay.
This is set at the federal level by the Fair Labor and Standards Act.
http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/flsa/
Some companies can do tricky things with switching around hours to prevent overtime pay, it depends on when their accounting period is for payroll. EX: I worked at a company whose payroll began each week on Fridays, so if you were called in on when you had Friday off, or worked extra hours on it, they would have you work less on any day Monday through next Thursday, and even though you may have worked 45 hours in the last M-F period, you wouldn't get overtime pay.
http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/flsa/
Some companies can do tricky things with switching around hours to prevent overtime pay, it depends on when their accounting period is for payroll. EX: I worked at a company whose payroll began each week on Fridays, so if you were called in on when you had Friday off, or worked extra hours on it, they would have you work less on any day Monday through next Thursday, and even though you may have worked 45 hours in the last M-F period, you wouldn't get overtime pay.
