My question involves employment and labor law for the state of: Florida

Hello, I am a ten year employee of a sales organization recently purchased by another organization in North America. I am not an executive, but labeled with a managerial status according to current payroll. I have always been an exempt employee, the hours were never an issue, it always been a give and take situation. I am now being changed to a "non exempt" classification by the new organization. They have taken my current salary (example 40k annually) and promised to continue paying this salary if I maintained a 50hr work week (not always possible). This being defined as 40hr salary with a supposedly 10 hours of overtime pay (base salary now 29K with OT). They have not given any alternative to this pay rate. I know... by them changing me to a non exempt employee, they have the ability/right to dictate how much they are willing to pay from week to week. With my experience in business, I am sure when things slow down (out of season) the hours will be cut. My question is... Is this perfectly legal? I have not signed or agreed to any of the terms of this change of employment and salary. What legal choices do I have against this organization? Can I legally persuade them to give a severance package (I know technically they don't have to) and terminate my employment? I know I always have the option of quitting, but this is risky without another job lined up or without the unemployment option. FYI, The previous corporation has given the standard 2 weeks pay per year of service in the past three layoffs in four years, This has been as recently as last February 2012. Please advise, it would be greatly appreciated!

Employer with holding my paycheck

I had a wreck in a company vehicle and the other party is suing my former employer. After i had the wreck they held $500 out of my check to help pay for the deductible. They did this without telling me and without written permission. I filed with the Texas workforce commission after i quit to get my money back. He got the letter today telling him that i had filed. Of course it made him mad so now he is saying he is gonna sue me for the legal fees from the wreck. Does he have a case here?

If employees travel out-of-town for work and arrive at the destination early so they can hang out/sight see, would they be paid for the down time (not the travel), even if it occurs during normal business hours? I can't find anything on the FLSA website that indicates either way. If it would be paid, what is the reasoning?

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I work full time for a family as a nanny. At first it was a good job. The family was so friendly and i love the children. After a couple of months the family starts to take advantage of me. They ask to stay later and do them a favor and then it seems like they expect it to be part of the job. It isn't so easy these days and I think the family is now hoping they can stiff me for a few dollars that they can afford easily. I am thinking of leaving. I keep reading about people like Lady Gaga's assistant and other employees who are in the same position and can get unpaid overtime. The difference is that working for this family is work and doesn't build my reputation like Lady Gaga and know you would have to put up with all her famous people stuff. can i get back overtime if i leave?

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We have employees who are contracted out. These workers would fall under the exempt category based on their job, however as we are billing the company by the hour for these employees, is it okay to pay them by the hour? Many of them work 10-20 hours OT during peak times but it can fall back to 40 -45 hours during other periods. We want to make sure they are compensated fairly and more so during the peak periods which can last for several weeks. I understand paying someone as exempt when they should really be non-exempt can be an issue, but wasn't sure if it was an issue going the other way.

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I never understood the overtime laws. I never get paid for overtime. I work for a corporation with about 400 employees. We didn't talk about overtime when I started my job. I just was supposed to do my 40 hours and that would be all. But the past couple of months I have been worried about the company taking advantage of me since I am very trusting. I was asked by my boss to stay late all the time because the company isn't making so much money. Now I work about 50 hours a week. I work at least 1 hour overtime very day. I never get paid but this is supposed to be part of helping the team. Why are some people entitled to get overtime? I read about a lawsuit that the company didn't pay the workers for overtime.

Ok so I left my old job when I got a better job offer in writing. After a month of training pay I finally start my job on my own and at my full pay. When the first check gets posted I see my pay rate is 20% less than the recruiter told me it would be (and provided in writing via email.). I bring it up to the recruiter who says she'll contact payroll to fix it... Two weeks later I get an I'm sorry I misquoted your pay. I explain to her that is not my problem, the company is legally obligated to fulfill their promise. She says she will get it taken care of again. I wind up getting other people in the company involved and get back pay but the pay rate is never changed. Every bit of my communications were done over email so I could back myself up... What do I need to do. Between the tuition reimbursement promised and the pay difference this company owes me between $6-10,000. Worse I'm trapped in this situation because I moved here and can't afford to go anywhere else :(. Plz help.

My company is telling me their policy for all expenses I incur for the company, on my personal credit card, have to be submitted to the company within a 60 day time period otherwise I forfeit my right to claim the expenses even if I have proof in the form of receipts. I travel for the company and have a year of expenses that equal to a few thousand dollars. Do I have any legal right to recoup payment for the expenses I have incurred. The company does ask that we fill out expense reports monthly but for the last six months I have been very busy with a project and had neglected to do so. The first six months I had the expenses approved by my manager but no payment was ever issued.