Question

Terri is a salaried line worker at Chicken Delight Poultry Processors. Terri joking refers to herself as a "chicken dis-assembler." She often works more than 40 hours a week and is not paid overtime.

a. Terri's pay is not consistent with the FLSA because she is a non-exempt employee.
b. Terri should be paid overtime according to the FLSA because she is an exempt employee.
c. Terri's pay is consistent with the FLSA because she is a salaried worker.
d. Terri should be given compensatory time off but not overtime because she is a salaried worker.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is a. Terri's pay is not consistent with the FLSA because she is a non-exempt employee.

Explanation:

According to the FLSA, Terri must be considered a non-exempt worker, and therefore, overtime must be recognized since, according to this rule, every worker who works more than 40 hours per week has the right to be recognized overtime worked. What can be understood from the example is that Terri is being treated as an Exempt worker, which goes against the provisions of the FLSA and the regime that she should belong to should be changed if this law were respected.