Salaried Employee vs. Hourly Employee
I was just curious if there were any laws out there that specifically define what a salary employee is versus an hourly employee. I am a salaried employee but yet I feel as though I am treated as an hourly employee. My boss makes us use vacation and sick time for personal appointments...but yet when we work late or on weekends we aren't compenstated for it. Please advise.
Thanks!!
Re: Salaried employee vs. Hourly employee
It is not a matter of salary vs. hourly, it is whether you are classified as exempt or non-exempt. Your job responsibilities determine whether you are exempt or non-exempt.
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And regardless of whether you are exempt or non-exempt, it is legal, and not particularly uncommon, to require you to use sick, vacation or personal time to cover partial day absences.
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I don't have an issue with using sick time or vacation to cover personal appointments...but I do have an issue when I work lunch and later than what is stated in my agreement with the company. So, if I am to understand correctly...as a salaried employee...you boss may require you to work longer without compensation and then to top it off, force you to use sick time and vacation to cover personal appointments....where are workers' rights?
Re: Salaried employee vs. Hourly employee
I don't have an issue with using sick time or vacation to cover personal appointments...but I do have an issue when I work through lunch and later than what is stated in my agreement with the company. So, if I am to understand correctly...as a salaried employee...you boss may require you to work longer without compensation and then to top it off, force you to use sick time and vacation to cover personal appointments....where are workers' rights?
Re: Salaried employee vs. Hourly employee
I don't have an issue with using sick time or vacation to cover personal appointments...but I do have an issue when I am required to work through lunch and later than what is stated in my agreement with the company. So, if I am to understand correctly...as a salaried employee...your boss may require you to work longer without compensation and then to top it off, force you to use sick time and vacation to cover personal appointments....where are workers' rights?
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It depends whether you are "exempt" per the federal dept of labor rules. If you are exempt, your SOL, it you are not, you are still eleigible for overtime pay. Salaried employess can recieve overtime pay IF the are not expempt. You were told that several times. Now go to the website below and see if you are exempt or not.
http://http://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/c...a_overview.htm
It also appears there is no requirement for either a break or lunch in Georgia. If the choose not to give you any breaks, it is within thier rights.
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I don't have an issue with using sick time or vacation to cover personal appointments...but I do have an issue when I work through lunch and later than what is stated in my agreement with the company. So, if I am to understand correctly...as a salaried employee...you boss may require you to work longer without compensation and then to top it off, force you to use sick time and vacation to cover personal appointments....where are workers' rights?
IF you have a contractual agreement with yoru employer that fully lays out terms and conditions, length of employment (start and ending date) and is signed by both yourself and someone of supreme authority in the company it will trump the minimums defined by labor and employment law.
I'd find out if you have a valid employment contract and if you do the company must strictly abide by its contents, and so do you.
My guess is that you dont have a strictly enforceable employment contract. That is unless you are an athelete or someone that is very much in demand.
Eric
Re: Salaried Employee vs. Hourly Employee
You replied to a thread from 9-2006. I assume the issue probably has been resolved by the OP by now.