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Employment Law - WAGE AND HOURS AND COMPENSATION WHEN TRAVELING
Expert: Thomas R. Ballas - 11/6/2009
Question
my daughter is working as a marketing manager from 40 to 60 hours per week. She is not in charge of anybody. she travels a lot, mostly on weekends. she organized events to promote and open new branches for a bank. sometimes she travels as far as Virginia. she drives to place, organize event, attend meetings as late as 9 PM. she mostly stay overnight. in 2 days she usually spend 18-24 hours between driving and working. in return she only get one day back as compensation. she does not get overtime. what is your opinion. thank you.
Answer
Danielle:
Here is a link to the DOL page that can help you determine if the position should be classified as exempt or non-exempt. If she makes independent decisions on behalf of the company, she may be on an exempt position.
http://www.dol.gov/compliance/guide/minwage.htm
Hope this helps.
Tom Ballas
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