is there a law that allows people to have two jobs at the same company but not being paid overtime?

Question

I am looking for a second job,and i wish that it could be in the same company so that i wouldnt have to commute to another job,but i talked to my boss and he said that it would be overtime,but is there a way to have two jobs in the same company without getting overtime pay since its two different positions?

Answer 1

No. Federal Wage and Hour Laws under the Fair Labor Standards Act are what govern overtime and I've provided you the link where you can research this for more information.

The premise of whether someone is salary or hourly is based on whether they are "exempt from overtime" and the overtime factor is based on an employer/employee relationship and the nature of the duties - not necessarily the position itself (therefore, 2 different positions is irrelevant to the DOL - they look at your job duties in the scope of your employment with that particular employer).

I've been in companies that do government contracting and send employees out to different sites for different assignments, but the way they pay is complicated to describe and most of the time, they still end up paying overtime, or classifying the employee as salary and generously paying out straight time for hours worked over 40.

So by any stretch of the imagination - you would have to be in two different salaried, exempt (from OT) positions and then negotiate something with your company to pay you straight time for hours worked over 40 - but good luck, because the only reason we did it is because it was the terms on a federal contract. Most companies just are not that generous.

Answer 2

Even if you were doing different work, under a different boss, it would still be you working the hours, and so it would be considered overtime.

It causes a lot of hassle for the company, least of which is why pay you 1.5-2x for the work when they could hire someone entirely new and pay him a normal wage?

Answer 3

There is no way for this to happen, unless your state allows it. No matter what position you work at your job(I do several things and work double shifts at mine) you have the same social security number that is reported to the IRS and the State. I would look somewhere else for that second paycheck

Answer 4

Perfectly legal as long as the National Minimum Wage is met.

Answer 5

If the boss does not want to mess with it, then the boss does not want to mess with it. It might be allowed but could result in more paperwork for them.

Your best bet is to find another job closeby.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

No.