If a get a salary but I''m working more than 40 hours...can I sue the firm I''m working with?

Your right to overtime depends on the kind of work you do.  The Fair Labor Standards Act establishes standards for overtime pay.   The law exempts some employees from its provisions.  Examples of employees who are not covered by overtime pay requirements include executive, administrative and professional employees, certain commissioned retail sales workers, outside sales employees and certain skilled computer professionals.  Other employees also exempted include seasonal amusement workers, certain farm workers and seamen on foreign vessels.  You need to speak to an employment attorney in your area or you can check with the Wage and Hour Division at the Department of Labor (telephone 1-866-4USWAGE).