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WV Salaried Employees (Employment & Labor Law)

Tue, 15 Nov 2005 06:17:00 GMT

I work for a company which operates out of Maryland and Pennsylvania. I cannot find any specific guidelines about salaried employees pertinent to my question: I am not a contracted employee, but am considered 'salaried'. My minimum required hours are 45 per week, and of course I am not paid any overtime, although my typical week turns into 60 hours or more due to the nature of the two businesses I manage. Over the summer we had staffing issues and there were days where I worked 24 hours straight. It was not until last week that I had my first day off since July. I was recently given a nominal salary increase, but I barely see it on my check. While I was working these insane hours, my supervisor agreed to comp time when the dust settled to make up for some of the days I did not get off over the summer. Of course I am now having trouble getting the company to honor this or even answer my inquiries. I do not otherwise have a bone to pick with my company, but I'm starting feel used and abused - is this all legal since I'm 'salaried'?

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  • Tue, 15 Nov 2005 06:24:00 GMT(1)
  • Salaried is just a pay method. The pertinent question is whether your position qualifies for exempt status under the Fair Labor Standards Act which can only be determined by reviewing your specific job responsibilites. The link below will provide you an overview of the various requirements for a position to be exempt under the FLSA.

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