(LegalLaw247.com, December 03, 2011 ) New York, NY Class Action.org is investigating whether Best Buy assistant managers were properly paid for their overtime hours. Allegedly, certain retail establishments have been misclassifying assistant managers as executives, who are not entitled to overtime pay, in an attempt to avoid paying them time-and-a-half wages when they work more than 40 hours a week. If you were denied overtime pay as a Best Buy assistant manager, you may be able to make a claim to collect up to three years of unpaid overtime wages. To find out if you are eligible, visit http://www.classaction.org/best-buy-overtime-claims-assistant-managers.html for a free evaluation of your claim.
To be a true executive, and therefore ineligible for overtime pay, an employee must meet a strict set of criteria. First, they must be paid on a salary basis of at least $455 per week. Additionally, they must have the ability to hire and fire other employees; regularly direct the work of at least two full-time employees; and manage the company, a department or subdivision. If the employee does not meet each of these requirements, they are not executives and should receive time-and-a-half wages when working more than 40 hours a week. An employer cannot provide an employee who performs mostly non-managerial duties (i.e. stocking shelves, helping customers on the floor) with an assistant manager job title to avoid paying them overtime under the executive exemption, as job titles never determine eligibility for overtime pay.
When an assistant manager is misclassified as an executive, they may be able to file an unpaid overtime claim to collect two to three years of back wages. Because it can be difficult for employees to determine their eligibility for legal recourse, Class Action.org is currently extending a free online consultation to assistant managers working at Best Buy or another retail establishment. There is a strict time limit for filing all unpaid overtime claims, so do not hesitate to visit the site for your free case review today.
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Hannah Armstrong
800-449-1970
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