Are there any exceptions, and if so, what are they?
2006-09-16 13:39:42 · 13 answers · asked by nido_tr3s 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
If your a non-exempt employee you are suppose to get paid for your overtime work.
however I do know that some companies get away with no paying like they should, i worked for one myself at one point.
I have not researched the law enough to give a diffinitve answer though. My bother worked for a company that had "chinese overtime", eventually it caught up the company and they had to pay all the backpay to all of the employees over the past few years that got screwed.
2006-09-16 13:44:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only employees who are hired on an hourly basis can qualify for overtime. Different states have different laws about overtime. Most states dictate that once you've exceeded 40 hours in a calendar week you must be paid overtime rates. Typically this is 1.5 x the base rate. More progressive states such as California dictate that anything over 8 hours in a workday is subject to overtime. So it's very important that you go to your state or local labor boards website to verify how overtime is handled where you live.
2006-09-16 20:45:16 · answer #2 · answered by markfuller2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a teacher, I would be living the luxury life if I got paid anything, let alone overtime, for all the extra hours I put in. And yes, I do mean over 40 per week.
2006-09-16 21:05:49 · answer #3 · answered by wolfmusic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually,here in Alaska we get over time pay for anything over 8 hours a day.For example,if you worked 2 twenty hour days in a week and had the rest of the week off you would be paid straight time for 16 hours and overtime pay for 24.
2006-09-16 20:45:43 · answer #4 · answered by Erick W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All non-exempt employees, meaning hourly employees receive overtime for hours worked over 40. By law they must receive overtime.
Exempt employees, such as salary employees don't receive overtime because they work on a salary bases and not an hourly one.
2006-09-16 20:44:17 · answer #5 · answered by sparklarutah 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, any employee classified as EXEMPT does not qualify for overtime over 40 hours. This usually applies to salaried employees such as management or other professionals. This is why I forced my employer to switch me to hourly.... now he pays for extra credit, not me.
2006-09-16 20:46:03 · answer #6 · answered by MrPink 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes anything over 40 hours,just salary dont get overtime.
2006-09-16 20:43:54 · answer #7 · answered by grande alacrán 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, employers can now give you the time off instead. They don't have to pay you for OT. Salaried is just an agreed upon amount, that you get the same even if you work over 40 hrs. No OT is paid.
2006-09-17 07:48:13 · answer #8 · answered by Big Bear 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Workers can (or rather, are encouraged) to "opt-out". They are made to believe that if they do work more without overtime it is in their career benefit to burn out young.
Also, in Britain no-one actually has to adhere to the European Working Hours Directive - we opted out and employers just have to "encourage" workers to work within the time limits.
2006-09-16 20:45:57 · answer #9 · answered by AzaC 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
salaried don't, also many police and correctional officers get comp time (time off in return for over time worked)
contract labor, they are paid by the job not the hour.
illegal alien workers normally don't
2006-09-16 20:46:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋