United States Department of Labor

“ Cahal was advised that those employees were being paid by a fixed salary without receiving time and a half of their regular rate of pay; in order to pay overtime correctly, the employer must determine how many hours worked per week by each employees and then pay the employee according the actual number of regular hours worked at straight time plus the number of hours worked in excess of 40 in a work week at time and a half of the regular rate of pay. ”

“ Overtime violations occurred because the employer did not pay the non exempt hourly employees for all hours in excess of 40 hours per week at time and an half. Employees only received a fixed salary for all hours worked. ”

“ She has been fully in charge of the Audio and Visual Production Department, and she is responsible for all the centers' production within the United States. She does the annual budget proposal for her department, and she could make purchase without prior approval. ”