sleeprlegend
New Member
Hello all,
I am a mechanic for a trucking company in South Carolina. The general manager states that I am exempt from overtime pay because my job title is maintenance. I have checked federal, state, and DOT labor laws and I can not find anything that says this is correct. I found one thing on the federal law that states maintenance workers or mechanics are exempt from overtime if they work mainly in a sales area. I do pure physical labor for 50 to 60 hours a week. I have sent many printouts I found on line to HR, the general manager, and the owner of the company. HR said I should get overtime. The general manager said I couldn't get overtime because I was "maintenance." The owner said that as far as he knew his company was within the legal requirements. If I am wrong then I will just suck it up, but I don't feel that this is right.
Any help or information regarding this issue will be greatly appreciated.
I am a mechanic for a trucking company in South Carolina. The general manager states that I am exempt from overtime pay because my job title is maintenance. I have checked federal, state, and DOT labor laws and I can not find anything that says this is correct. I found one thing on the federal law that states maintenance workers or mechanics are exempt from overtime if they work mainly in a sales area. I do pure physical labor for 50 to 60 hours a week. I have sent many printouts I found on line to HR, the general manager, and the owner of the company. HR said I should get overtime. The general manager said I couldn't get overtime because I was "maintenance." The owner said that as far as he knew his company was within the legal requirements. If I am wrong then I will just suck it up, but I don't feel that this is right.
Any help or information regarding this issue will be greatly appreciated.