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Gibson486

Gibson486

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I got offered a job, but they said anything over 40 hours would be straight pay. Is this normal in engineering?
 
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akubi

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what do you mean? that you don't get overtime pay for working extra? yeah, unless you get paid by the hour, that's normal in many other fields as well.
 
radioouman

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I must work overtime and I don't get paid any extra for it. Sucks being salary exempt.

Don't stay in engineering!
 
mugs

mugs

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If what you're saying is that it's an hourly job and you don't get paid time and a half for overtime, that's illegal. If what you're saying is that it's a salaried job and you don't get paid overtime, well yeah, that's normal.
 
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NikPreviousAcct

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Originally posted by: mugs
If what you're saying is that it's an hourly job and you don't get paid time and a half for overtime, that's illegal. If what you're saying is that it's a salaried job and you don't get paid overtime, well yeah, that's normal.
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In some cases, yes. Salary Unexempt would also be illegal not to pay 1.5xTime over 40 hours per week. The only time where federally-defined overtime may not be paid is when the position is Salary Exempt, which has one of two qualifiers. One of those qualifiers is that you have two or more direct subordinates. I don't remember what the other possibility is to be eligible for "exempt" status.
 
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RedCOMET

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Originally posted by: mugs
If what you're saying is that it's an hourly job and you don't get paid time and a half for overtime, that's illegal. If what you're saying is that it's a salaried job and you don't get paid overtime, well yeah, that's normal.
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It might not be illegal if the job was seaonal. I remember talking to workers at Cedar Point Amusement park, and they said they didn't get time and half for working more than 40 hrs a week but at the end of the seaosn for every hour worked they recieved an extra dollar that was given as a bonus. I was talking to the American citizens and not US citiezens who were working there.

But seeing how this does not seem like a seasonal job, maybe you should check with the company about the job classification and then the state.
 
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Originally posted by: Gibson486
I got offered a job, but they said anything over 40 hours would be straight pay. Is this normal in engineering?
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If you're hourly (non-exempt) then no, it's not normal. Overtime hours = overtime pay; though each state and each company may have minimums/restrictions on when/how they accrue overtime. The type of work, nature of the job or seasonality may affect those requirements.

If you're salaried (exempt) then it's actually a nice benefit you're being offered in that even though you are salaried they're still willing to compensate you beyond your salary. Salaried positions often do not have any additional compensation for hours worked above a 40hr work week.

There are other scenarios, but those are typical.
 
Gibson486

Gibson486

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well, it's for coop....so i am not sure if it is legal or not. They say that since I am hired as a contractor, they can do it. My advisor says i cannot be hired as a contractor and must be paid through a third party. The third party thing was taken care of. Either way, I say I am being paid hourly and i should get time and a half.

Either way, I don't mind working for this place. I am actually kind of excited. It's going to be my first time working for a start up. I just do not want to be taken advantage of just because I am a coop.
 
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