Overtime Lawyer Blog

Nobody may work harder, and nobody may have more job satisfaction, than a nurse. But with all of those hours put in, do nurses generally qualify for overtime pay, or are they exempted under the FLSA?

The answer to that question may depend on what kind of nurse you are, what your duties are, what your educational background is, and how much money you are paid. A July 2008 advisory letter from the US Department of Labor lays out all of the various considerations in deciding whether or not a nurse should receive overtime.

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Are reporters entitled to overtime pay? Will they write about it more if they are?

Even with the well- documented decline of print media, there are certainly enough reporters left on the job for this to be an ongoing issue. And reporters facing layoffs will certainly have any number of questions that could be directed to an employment attorney.

The issues are on a fine enough line that each communications media employee’s situation will need to be treated on a case-by-case basis.
In fact, if you have recently been let go by a newspaper or magazine, or are on the edge, and are looking for some legal advice, you may very well run into questions of unpaid overtime, depending on how your job can been classified.

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