Location: Chattanooga Tennessee
I am a welder/fabricator and I’ve been at this job for about 7 months. My boss is cool except for the fact the he “doesn’t believe in overtime”. So if I work a 50 hour week I am not receiving time and a half for ten of those hours. We’re paid hourly and it auto deposits into our bank accounts. Is this Illegal? I’m concerned that he’s opening himself up to a lawsuit for wage theft.
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very much at risk of being subject to a labor board complaint. welders, in general, if employees, are due 1.5x pay for hours over 40 in a week.
Paying overtime is not optional. Either you are in an exempt position, or you aren’t. Are you a contractor (1099) or employee (W2)? If you’re an employee, a welder being paid hourly would not typically be exempt.
File a complaint with the Department of Labor.
So why are you here?
This guy is stealing your money, you know about it, and don’t want to report it? He’s not a cool guy. He’s an absolute loser. A cool guy would pay you overtime and maybe not even force you to work OT all the time. If you even get a Christmas bonus just know that it’s a fraction of what you’re owed from him. Hell buddy, since you don’t mind I’ll take some of your pay too!
What is 10 hours of overtime? $400/week before taxes? $20,000 in a 50 week year.
He may be a sweet talker, but he doesn’t give a shit about you.
You sure he’s not just doing a cool guy act to keep things moving along while he has a bunch of guys working 10+ hours OT for nothing?