I am a salaried manager in a retail department store in Alabama. My paycheck says 40 hrs on it and I have never been shown in writing that anything over this is required of me. Is it legal for my employer to make me work more than this without receiving any comp time or any kind of compensation?
As a general matter, if you have bona fide managerial duties (i.e., you manage two or more other employees) and management duties consumer the majority of your time, your employer can require you to work however many hours are requred to perform your job without additional compensation.
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