I have a question regarding Exempt Salary:
The company is wanting me to work 55+ hours to have overtime approved for other team members. I am exempt salary meaning no overtime is paid to me regardless of what I work after 40 hours. I am curious to see if this has any legal recourse. I see it as them utilizing and abusing the purpose of salary exempt by not wanting to pay out overtime to other team members in the store and cashing out on free labor from a salary exempt employee.
Some background:
Title is Store Manager
Manages less than 10 people but is the highest ranking person in the establishment
Manager is by themselves most of the day doing menial cashier work if short staffed and not managing other employees.
I am required to work a minimum of 48 hours a week.
Company monitors store manager time by making them clock in and out.
Store manager does not have any influence over rate of pay, hours of labor, establishments open or close time. Furthermore has to get approval for overtime, open late / early closings. Most of the time managers who close/open have less than an 8 hour turn around for their shifts.
Location is Virginia