Is this legal? Nonprofit=no overtime pay?

Question

Not being paid time and a half for every hour over fourty, if it's a nonprofit?

I am hourly

Answer 1

No, this is NOT legal. You should contact your state's Department of Labor or State Attorney General.

Good luck

Answer 2

No, it's NOT legal.

The Fair Labor Standards Act requires all employers, including non-profits, to pay time-and-a-half for all hours worked after the fortieth hour in the same workweek.

There are some exceptions to that rule, but if you're being paid hourly, then you're almost definitely not one of the exceptions.

Contact the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division at [phone]. Tell them you're be denied overtime pay. They will take it from there.

Answer 3

This very common in the social service area. Much of the operation of these agencies depends on networking and after hour functions. The higher up you are the more this is expected of you and is understood to be a part of the salaried position; however, the conflict for non-exempt staff is usually avoided altogether.

Being at work and actually doing your work are considered two different things. This extra time is similar to reporting early, off the clock, for shift changes in food service and production work. Often this implied attendance extends to the family as well. I couldn't even estimate just the number of Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter functions I attended with my wife during her years in middle management.

Perhaps you could talk to personnel about submitting over time and donating it back as a pre-payroll deduction. Or, you could talk to a tax consultant about tracking this time yourself. This option might cost a little up front, but at least you would see a small tax benefit. Good Luck.

Answer 4

nonprofit or not, if you are salaried worker (i.e. full time, with full benefits) and not hourly, the company is not required to pay overtime.

To assure yourself, go to the Department of Labor website for your state.