CivilRightsRebel
Junior Member
As I’ve mentioned in my prior posts, I work for a rather large worldwide corporation. In this corporation they recently revised their policies regarding overtime.
Previously if you were a salaried employee you were paid X amount regardless of how many hours you put in (OT exempt I do believe).
Well, recently they’ve changed several people to the status of NON-exempt, which in my opinion means that I can now be paid for any overtime (over 40 hrs) per week that I work.
Well, here comes the zinger. Managers and supervisors tend to push or insist that employees should just take the amount of overtime as paid time off. By doing this, the company is not paying the time and ½.
If I’m classified as non-exempt and work over 40 hrs in a week’s time am I or am I not entitled to receive time and ½??
In my opinion the company is trying to force everyone to choose paid time off instead of collecting the cash.
Is this right or wrong? Or should I just stand my ground for the cash option?
Previously if you were a salaried employee you were paid X amount regardless of how many hours you put in (OT exempt I do believe).
Well, recently they’ve changed several people to the status of NON-exempt, which in my opinion means that I can now be paid for any overtime (over 40 hrs) per week that I work.
Well, here comes the zinger. Managers and supervisors tend to push or insist that employees should just take the amount of overtime as paid time off. By doing this, the company is not paying the time and ½.
If I’m classified as non-exempt and work over 40 hrs in a week’s time am I or am I not entitled to receive time and ½??
In my opinion the company is trying to force everyone to choose paid time off instead of collecting the cash.
Is this right or wrong? Or should I just stand my ground for the cash option?