Boss Manages To Convince Employees That They Are Not Entitled To Overtime Pay

"My boss tells me because he’s a small business, he’s not legally required to provide overtime pay."

Damjan

• Published in Interesting
• October 22, 2023

Many bosses out there sadly try to avoid paying their employees extra money for working longer hours. Overtime pay is meant to make sure that when you work more than the usual 40 hours a week, you get paid fairly for those extra hours.

It's like a safety net in the work world, making sure you don't get shortchanged for your hard work. But some bosses get a bit tricky.

They try to find ways around the rules of overtime pay so they don't have to give their workers that extra cash. They might say their employees are a different type of worker or use tricky tricks in the labor laws to get out of paying up.

This can make employees like OP feel like they're not being treated fairly. OP of this post, I work at a little business in Tennessee with about 10 other folks. The boss tells OP that because the store is small, they don't have to pay overtime.

OP and the rest of the crew put in some long hours each week, more than the usual 40, but they only get their normal hourly wage. OP is wondering if what the boss is doing is allowed by the law.

OP is not being paid for the extra hours he works beyond his regular work hours.

OP is entitled to overtime pay at his small business in Tennessee

OP needs to make sure to retroactively fill out time sheets from his hire date, even going back several years if needed.

Even a small business with just one employee must provide overtime

OP's boss must pay overtime for hours worked beyond the standard workweek.

OP should verify his employment terms before taking action based on advice from Reddit.

OP qualifies for overtime pay.

OP could file an anonymous wage complaint

To speed up the process, multiple employees should contact the labor department

OP needs to stop giving him free labor.

The matter of overtime pay and whether it applies to small businesses like OP's small business in Tennessee isn't just about the law; it's about treating people fairly and respecting their rights at work.

Overtime pay is there to make sure that when you work extra hours, you get paid fairly for that extra effort. When bosses try to avoid paying it, it's not fair to the employees, like OP, who work hard.

Small businesses have their challenges, but that shouldn't mean their employees lose out on their rights. Laws are there to make sure everyone gets treated fairly. If we let small businesses off the hook completely, some might take advantage of their workers.

Federal and state authorities need to make sure that all workers, no matter where they work, get paid fairly for their overtime hours. We should protect the rights of people like OP and stop bad bosses from using tricks to avoid paying what's fair.

People should get paid for all the hours they work, and small businesses shouldn't be an exception.

Damjan