All Questions and Answers about Overtime

Rules for Salary employees regarding overtime
Dear Mel, A couple of questions: 1. If I have a business meeting in the middle of the day can my employer deduct the travel time from my hours worked? 2. I work for a nonprofit agency as an exempt emp...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 26, 2008 3:13 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

compressed work week
We are a Non Profit organization located in New York who employs both exempt and non exempt employees that are paid on a bi-weekly pay cycle. We are looking into a compressed 9 80 work week and would ...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 8, 2008 2:46 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Holiday and Overtime in same week
I am classified as "salaried with overtime" so when I reach 41 hours, I am paid at 1/2 time. That stinks enough. My question is: During a holiday week for which I am paid for the holiday (as the compa...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 22, 2008 6:05 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Comp Time- vs- Over Time
I am a non-exempt employee. My Employer has told me they will no longer pay overtime for ovetime worked but said I can take the time off at a later date. They are calling it "Comp Time". But I do not ...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 21, 2008 10:18 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Base rate or time and a half?
I work as a consultant for a contract firm. I am a degreed EE who designs circuits and writes low level software. In my present job, I am a W2 employee who gets a paycheck based on the hours I work. I...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 17, 2007 12:41 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Write-ups and Withholding Pay (Salaried Employees)
One of our Partners wants to implement the following policy for his client: If avoidable error committed, person is written up. Second time sent home without pay. These are salaried employees, in Flor...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 13, 2007 06:38 AM [EST]  |  applies to Georgia

Salary or Hourly??????
I am paid on a salary basis. I do not get over time if I work over 40 hours. I was informed recently that my boss does not pay for sick or holiday time. However, he did not let that be known until he ...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 2, 2007 11:57 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Exempt Status
Hello, If you ask your employer what your status is, exempt or Non-exempt are they required to tell you? If they are what can you do if your employer refuses to tell you? Because it will raise questio...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 27, 2007 7:54 PM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

Salaried Employee docked pay for 1 day off.
I am an exempt salaried employee. My duties include supervisory, administrative and I am also on call 24 hours a day for emergency situations. I work in a Customer Service Help Desk. This year I was i...
2 answers  |  asked Oct 17, 2007 11:06 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Ex: Store closes at 6pm. I am scheduled to work from 12-8pm.
Can retail companies force commission only employees to work after the store has closed to help clean the store?
1 answer  |  asked Oct 1, 2007 8:32 PM [EST]  |  applies to California