Is it required I work weekends because I’m paid salary?

 as "exempt"Salary or not, unless you have a collective bargaining agreement or employment contract, that prohibits week-end work, your employer can schduedule on week-ends if it chooses; in fact you can be made to work has many hours/days in a row as needed. In an "at will" employment relationship, a company can set the conditions of the workplace much as it sees fit, absent some form of legally actionable discrimination. That having been said, just because you receive a salary doesn't mean that you are not entitled to be paid overtime. If your employer has wrongly misclassified you, then you could also be considered eligible for overtime payments. Workers who are "exempt" from the overtime law include executives, administrators, supervisors, or managers. If your job duties do not fall within any of these categories, your employer may be classifying you just to avoid paying OT when you are if fact "non-exempt". If so, this may be a violation of wage and hour laws and result in your being owed back pay. If you're unsure of your rights, you contact your state's department of labor for further information and/or consult directly with a local employment law attorney.