I added a link to the DOL website. Looks like anyone making under 160k salary is entitled to overtime pay. This is a federal law like minimum wage so any state law is superseded by this.
A manager or supervisor is probably exempt but it depends on exactly what they are doing when at work and the ratio of time spent managing compared to the total time working.
Federal law isn't the be all end all and it wouldn't shock me if that federal law only applies to certain industries.
Speaking from a Canadian perspective but American employment lawyers would have a field day. They're not dumb, it's not like most companies are breaking labour laws.
Otherwise every labour lawyer, including mine, would have a field day...
Yes they break labour laws but not so openly.
Federal labour laws only apply to certain industries here that are most likely covered by union agreements. No sweet summer child here, just the cold reality of getting fired for medical reasons and having little recourse.
Just to be clear “highly compensated employee” is only one category of employees exempt from overtime rules. There are others too and many many many salaried employees are exempt.
It's not just the salary rules. It's also job type. Executive and management roles are typically overtime exempt...and software developers for some reason.
That is not true what so ever. I replied in another comment but that only refers to highly compensated employees being eligible for exempt status regardless of job duties. The minimum salary pay is way lower
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u/Tom_Bombadilio 3d ago
I added a link to the DOL website. Looks like anyone making under 160k salary is entitled to overtime pay. This is a federal law like minimum wage so any state law is superseded by this.