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Overtime Pay: Eligible Employee

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"This is about the 'Overtime Pay' for the period 08/16/2012-12/31/2014 (Post the classification as 'Non-Exempt., Overtime Pay Eligible Employee' (effective 08/16/2012). I believe that overtime pay situation for this period was an attempt via restructured compensation format with 'Tru-Up' concept and needed hourly rate i.e., $22.41/Hr. (regular); $33.615/Hr. (Overtime), (both derived from the reduced base i.e., drastically reduced prevailing compensation/salary ($64100.00) to $39,118.20 (Base), $7500.00 (COLA) and $17482.00 ('Tru-Up')) .This approach/attempt has resulted in me in NOT receiving 'Overtime pay' in an extra/true manner for ALL the overtime hours that I have worked (beyond 40 Hrs. /week.).It was a situation that compensated me with SAME TOTAL GROSS PAY in one form or the other (Regular and 'Overtime' Or 'Tru-Up' (in subsequent/fluctuating paycheck(s))), regardless of working 40 Hrs. …show more content…

In my opinion the hourly rate should have been derived on top of TOTAL annual compensation/regular salary (say $64100.00 for 2012 as $64100/2080= $30.81/Hr. (regular); $46.215/Hr. (Overtime)) without any 'Tru Up' concept paving way for correct conversion of prevailing compensation into hourly rate and true/correct overtime/additional pay complying Federal/CA Overtime laws, but it did not happen that way then. And in 2016, I see an Eletter ('Pay Restructure-2016') indicating the merger/dissolution of 'Tru-Up' with my base salary effective 05/21/2016 which I believe is a right direction (now referred as 'business decision') can pave way for overtime pay to be paid in a true/accurate and consistent manner, if I were a Non-Exempt employee,

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