Awesome, Thanks everyone for your responses - it was some good information . I'm sure eventually we'll get this straightened out for the benefit of the IT staff here. Thanks,
Sean Houston On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 10:56 AM, Rob Bonfiglio <[email protected]>wrote: > Found this on Ohio's website that relates to their overtime laws. Some > additional research will be required on your part: > http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/4111.03 > > On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 10:35 AM, Sean Houston <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I appreciate the feedback. You always realize the things that seem so >> obvious that you forget to mention because you're trying to even wrap your >> head around the situation. >> >> The company has brances in several states, but the main office & the IT >> staff is located in Ohio. >> >> Our HR department / person... has not been to helpful when it comes to >> the entire situation. >> >> I believe all of our IT department excluding our manager would be >> considered non-exempt. The articles I've been through (about 20) are mostly >> federal documents. They all state that unless you make over a certain wage >> ($455 per week for Salary & $27.63 for Hourly) and work as the programmer, >> analyst, developer, etc, which none of us are, we cannot be considered >> Exempt. >> >> I figure we'll have to hire a lawyer or outside HR professional to just >> answer our questions ;) >> >> I just wanted to say thank you in advance, I appreciate any feedback. >> >> Thanks again, >> >> Sean Houston >> >> On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 10:23 AM, Sherry Abercrombie <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> Get your Human Resources Dept. involved. They should know exactly what >>> the rules/laws are, and should have the authority to squash any opposition >>> you are getting. >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 9:15 AM, Sean Houston <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> I was curious as to what everyone does here (or your company does) in >>>> regards to IT staff and salaries. I'm not management, but when it comes to >>>> anything IT related I'm the go to guy. I know there is a lot of gray area >>>> in regards to how salary and overtime works especially in relation to IT >>>> work. >>>> >>>> From what I can tell according to the department of labor unless your >>>> primary job is a systems developer, analyst, programmer, etc your employer >>>> is required to pay you overtime unless you are management. We have IT >>>> Technicians who are salary, but they are going to have to start working >>>> overtime soon. I believe the company is required to pay them overtime, but >>>> I'm meeting some strong opposition on this. I've read even if there is an >>>> agreement between the employee and employer, or the salary is based on 50 >>>> hours, these types of agreements are restricted by the department of labor. >>>> >>>> Anyone have any thoughts, or even better, experience with such things? >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> >>>> Sean Houston >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Sherry Abercrombie >>> >>> "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." >>> Arthur C. Clarke >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
