Was he away when you put in the time?
I had an old boss that used to pay us for 40 hours, and when he got back from vacation make up the actual hours in a seperate check.
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Why is OT exempt?
You don't have to pay overtime if the employee has a dirty truck.
Jon Blakemore RappahannockINC.com Fredericksburg, VA
He's in Canada.... I think.
They've got a way around it. I'm not certain of the specifics, but in the Ministry of Labour posters that I put up, it specifically states that some employers are exempt.And he's one of those.
You know, that's probably it.
Use that funky hammer on him.
In Onterrible overtime is payable after 44 hours, unless exempt by classification as a seasonal business.