i am a salaried employee, but my boss didnt pay for sick time, so does he have to pay for overtime?

Answer 1

No. Salaried workers do not get paid overtime. In all fairness you should have been paid sick time, but I dont think it is the law.

I am a payroll office manager.

Answer 2

You are working for someone, and you aren't clear with what your benefits are? I am a salaried employee, and my employer told me what all my benefits would be before I started. This is a little late in the game to begin asking questions. You need to talk to your boss. Only he can give you the answers. The lady above me wrote salaried employers do not give overtime, and she is correct. My happens to pay me for mine. There is always a difference in who you work for. I also get 3 weeks paid vacation, and 10 sick days a year.

Answer 3

There are actually 2 types of salaried employees -- Exempt salaried employee means you get paid the same amount whether you are there or not and there is no limit to the number of hours or lack thereof. Non-exempt salaried employee is basically the same as an hourly. Depending upon your co. policy, your pay gets docked when you are not there, overtime is paid, if your policy allows sick pay then you get paid sick pay, same goes for personal time, vacation time, etc...

Answer 4

Actually, some salaried employees do get paid overtime. I think you may be confusing exempt and non-exempt employees though. As an exempt employee you know that your work hours are not tied to your wage directly, and that you can be reasonably expected to work more than the standard 40 per week when you start the job. Still, if you think your employer is abusing your status consider speaking with you HR department, determine whether or not your position is classified correctly, and discuss bonus compensation options. Otherwise, you may want to consider a new employer.

Answer 5

No he does not have to pay you for overtime. Some salaried jobs DO PAY OVERTIME. BUT those are the things you should know the day you take this job!!!!
He does not have to pay you for sick pay but you do have other paid days off that could be used for days you are sick they are just not CALLED sick days. Once you use up all of your scheduled days off then you will not have days to cover further sick days.

Answer 6

Neither overtime nor sick time is a requirement for your employer to pay.

As a salaried employee, your pay is structured around getting the job done, not the time frame it takes.

Answer 7

If he's not paying for sick time then 'salaried' isn't being done correctly and he either owes for the sick time taken or he pays you the equivalent in 'make up' pay which is of course overtime, which btw isn't proper.

You are either salaried or hourly...being both is an accounting nightmare from the payroll perspective. Hope he gets his act together.

Answer 8

From my understanding, if you are paid salary, you get paid a certain amount each pay period whether you actually work or not, including sick time. If you work over time, you do not get paid for it, just your regular salary pay. This is an advantage for both the employee and the employer.

Answer 9

If you are salaried, there are certain restrictions (like overtime) that the employer does not cover unless previously agreed upon. I know that most employers do cover sick & vacation time but again, unless it was previously contracted then the Employer does not have to pay for any....

Answer 10

YES in most states over time is overtime. And you can sue for any overtime not paid even if your a salaries employee.. Look at it this way.. If it were true he didnt.. He could work you as many hours a week as they wanted to and that would be fair.


Do the research people...... It varies state to state.. I live in florida and they are these cases everywhere here. Califorina and oregon BOTH have laws that state salaried employess MUST be paid overtime. TRY YAHOO SEARCH :P

Please Please dont listen to these answers... Look up you state law. Call the board of labor. You can find it in the phone book at the begining in the blue pages of goverment.