Legal Question in Employment Law in Tennessee

salary- oral contract?

I am a cook at local restaurant. I have been there 2 years,with no written contract,but with oral agreement that I be paid for 40 hours whether I work over 40 or under 40.

Last week ,my boss askes me if I thought she could run the restaurant without me, and i answered no. She suspended me for a week without pay for being honest.Today i return to work, and she tells me i only work 3 nights a week. Am i still intitled to my 40 hour pay? , and if not, am I intitled to back overtime pay for the last 2 years?


Asked on 4/13/04, 10:16 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Alan Crone Crone & McEvoy, PLC

Re: salary- oral contract?

Regardless of your agreement, you are entitled to overtime payments for the time over the last two years you worked overtime. For more information on overtime eligibility see my website, www.overtimepaylaw.com.

If you would like more information or help in recovering your overtime payments, please contact me at 1.800.403.7868 or email at [email protected].

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Answered on 4/13/04, 10:34 am


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