Legal Question in Employment Law in Georgia
Can an employer pay a salary that its equal to less than the minimum wage. i.e. $26,000 per yr at 60 hours a week equals $7.08 per hour.
2 Answers from Attorneys
The answer is probably not. The first issue is whether or not you are exempt or a non-exempt employee. That generally means that if you are a supervisor of 2 or more employees and have the ability to hire or fire or recommend such then you are exempt from overtime.
If you are non-exempt and not making the minimum wage the it is both a violation of the minimum wage and overtime requirements. You should consult an employment attorney such as myself, georgiaunemploymentlawyer.com, immediately to determine if you are owed money.
It depends. For more information, check out http://www.dol.gov/compliance/guide/minwage.htm. Best of luck. ******The above does not establish an attorney-client relationship and is for informational purposes only.******
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