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Salary?

Asked on Feb 09th, 2017 on Labor and Employment - Pennsylvania
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My husband works for a large Corp. He works on salary. They make him work 80+ hours a week. He has even work 27 hours around the clock. He's afraid to say no in fear of losing his job. Is it legal to do that ?
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The short answer is "maybe".  I'd want to know more about his job and duties in order to determine whether he's properly classifed as an "exempt" employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act.  If he's "exempt", the employer can pay him on a salaried basis and he would not be eligible for overtime and other protections.  Is he working in Pennsylvania?  If so, Pennsylvania's laws, might afford him additional protections.  Misclassification of employees as exempt when they should be non-exempt is very common. 
Answered on Feb 09th, 2017 at 7:35 AM

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