Legal Question in Business Law in Georgia

If an IT tech is on a contract and makes $35/hour are they entitled to time and a half once they pass 40 hours per week? State of Ga


Asked on 9/05/13, 3:39 am

2 Answers from Attorneys
Glenn M. Lyon, Esq. MacGREGOR LYON, LLC, Business Attorneys

What type of contract? Is the tech an employee or a contractor. Re-post withmore details.

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Answered on 9/05/13, 5:16 am
Robert Gardner Hicks, Massey & Gardner, LLP

If they are an independent contractor, the overtime rules do not apply. However, there are specific factors which determine whether a person is an independent contractor or not, and just because they are called an independent contract does not mean that is what they are.

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Answered on 9/05/13, 11:24 am


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