Is overtime and/or compensation time required by law?
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Is overtime and/or compensation time required by law?
A day spa pays full and part time employees a salary based on 50% of services performed. The spa pays all state (georgia) ,local, and federal taxes. The employees also earn cash tips which are donations and not required to be paid.is the spa required to compensate employees who work over full time hours (30-40 hrs?) based on how their salary is determined and the fact that all of the employees meet the professional exemption standards.
Asked on May 31, 2009 under Business Law, Georgia
Answers:
MD, Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
Well, it appears here you have regular employment labor law issues and possible nuances in the law for those in the service industry like yours.
Here is what I have found and where you should inquire:
1. http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs23.pdf
2. http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/
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