Put it in writing – When employment terms factor into overtime pay eligibility

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Abstract: When are employees exempt from overtime compensation? In a Sixth Circuit case, two workers asserted they were entitled to overtime pay according to the FLSA. This article describes how the salary-basis test, and whether the employee’s salaries were guaranteed by the employer, helped the court make its decision. A sidebar looks at a similar overtime compensation dispute. Hughes v. Gulf Interstate Field Services, Inc., No. 17-3112, Dec. 19, 2017 (6th Cir.) Anani v. CVS Rx Services, Inc., No. 11–2359–CV, Sept. 20, 2013 (2nd Cir.)