Is it wage theft if I get a promotion and lose my OT but keep all the same work I was doing and more?
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Is it wage theft if I get a promotion and lose my OT but keep all the same work I was doing and more?
I have been promoted 3 times at my job, this most recent time is the 4th promotion I received. Every time I got a promotion I was given new responsibilities but was still responsible for my old ones. This past year I made roughly 60 extra salary from all of the OT I had to work to get my jobs done. Now I’ve been promoted to a supervisor in a different department. I got a decent raise but I’m salaried instead of hourly. My new title and pay was effective immediately but I have a transition period where I have to do everything I was responsible for in my old department as well as pick up the responsibilities of the new roll. It’s been a month now and I haven’t seen any change in the amount of work given to me from my old department. I spoke to the manager of that department and she said I need to
Asked on March 8, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, New Jersey
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Now that you are a salariesd supervisor, you are not entitled to ovetime compensation. That's the law. This is ture even if you are doing some of your previous work duties.
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Now that you are a salariesd supervisor, you are not entitled to ovetime compensation. That's the law. This is ture even if you are doing some of your previous work duties.
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