Millions more are now routinely forced to work over 40 hours a week without getting a dime for their overtime labor. In many cases, that’s because employers are paying hourly wage workers as if they were salaried professionals. There used to be a big distinction between hourly and salaried employees. That wasn’t by accident. In 1938, Congress passed the Fair Labor Standards Act, which forced bosses to pay workers a minimum wage and time-and-a-half for any hours worked over 40 a week. That law was key to building America’s middle class. Only a small percentage of employees — executives, administrators, and travelling salespeople, among others — were exempt from overtime
Posted on: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 13:05:42 +0000
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