Legal Question in Employment Law in New York

Taking advantage of Salaried employees

I took a position within my company which provides a 37.5 hour salary (they subtract lunch 1/2 hours which I don't have time to take). I was told this would work in my favor as we have seasonal ebbs and flows. Unfortunately, I haven't worked less than 50 hours in 8 months. They took away paid holidays, and I regularly come in on days off to keep up with the work load. I was told when hired that they were hiring another employee to maintain some of the work. They never did. I have to maintain 24 hour turnaround on all calls and emails, and answer 3 phone lines. I also manage several other aspects of the companies business. After taxes, I make $342.60 per week. I don't know if they can expect this much out of one person legally. I often work 7 days in a row or more to keep things from falling through the cracks. I love my work, but the understaffing is killing me. How many hours can they make me work to keep up? (upon asking the boss for help, I was told to evaluate the problem, more calls and emails than I can handle, and see what these calls and emails are about, then see if I can solve them with an alternate means.) It's a growing company, some parts of my job have increased 300% since I came on. Is quitting my only option

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