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Rennie Norquist is a recent law school graduate employed at Dillard Dobbs Dooley & Duncan, LLP, a firm with 200 lawyers. She is well paid at $98,000 per year. However, she believes she should receive overtime pay for working over 70 hours a week on research and writing legal memoranda.

Which of the following is a correct statement?

a. Rennie is eligible for overtime under the new FLSA regulations because she makes less than $100,000 per year.

b. Rennie is not eligible for overtime under the new FLSA regulations because, as a professional worker, she is exempt from overtime regulations.

c. Rennie is entitled to overtime because, as a recent graduate, she is in training.

d. None of the above choices is correct.

Answer :

Answer:

b. Rennie is not eligible for overtime under the new FLSA regulations because, as a professional worker, she is exempt from overtime regulations.

Explanation:

According to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) certain employees are exempt from overtime regulations:

  1. executives (top management and board of directors)
  2. professionals: Rennie falls under this category because she already graduated from law school.
  3. administrative
  4. computer
  5. external sales

Anyone that falls under any of these categories, is exempt from overtime pay and other FLSA regulations.

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