Q: Husband's job just switched for hourly to salary not paying overtime.
We live in florida, he does granite installation. They work him roughly 50 hrs per week with no over time. They offer a $40 daily bonus for finishing job which he can rarely achieve due to work load or problems with materials they give him (out of his control) they hired him at $15 per hour to $600 salary. They dont pay him on days off, and only the full day if he works 6 or more hours. He never signed anything agreeing to the change but would told he would be fired if he didn't go to salary. Is this legal?
A: Labor lawyers rarely answer questions here, but there is something being done about this by the President. Look for recent changes in laws regarding wages and salaries.
A: Absent an agreement to the contrary, your husband's work title,position, and pay can be changed at the will of the employer. If the change negatively impacts the employee, and it was due to a discriminatory reason (which is often hidden), the employee would have a case. The general rule is that minimum wage must be paid and most employees are owed overtime pay when it is worked.
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