When do companys not have to pay overtime?

Question

I deliver construction materials for a contractor, I work over 50 hrs a week. THey do not pay over time. They say there is some sort of a loop hole, that has something to do with going out of state.

Answer 1

You may want to check that out further. A simple google search of Labour laws (in the name of your hometown) should help you out. If you are not sure and think your employer is feeding you a line, you can always get clarification by calling the labour board in your area. No harm in looking further in to it, but I dont' think labour laws fluctuate from state to state, as much as they may country to country.

Answer 2

No sir. Don't fall for that line of BS. Go in person to the Department of Labor-Wage and Hour Division and ask to speak to an investigator. My mom worked 48 in one week and she was told that since she was over the age of 65,she doesn't get paid overtime and that extra money goes to the company for "administrative use". Within a week she got her pay and the person that told her that was fired.
Get all your pay stubs together first,then go to the DOL. Good luck.

Answer 3

I'd check that out with the local department of labor office - doesn't sound quite right. You can find it by going to http://dol.gov/dol/location.htm

The overtime law is federal, not state. There are some exemptions to the overtime pay law, but unless I'm missing something, doesn't seem like you'd be exempt from it.

Answer 4

There are several reasons you may not get paid overtime. If you were hired as FLMA exempt, then you would not get any overtime but you would still get paid 40 hours a week, whether or not you worked 8 or 80 hours, but, I'm not sure what going out of state has to do with it. There are other reasons but that is the main one.

Answer 5

anytime you work over 40 hrs is OT. They need to pay you your OT. If they still refuse then talk to a lawyer and get the 411 on thiso called "out of state loop hole."