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15 February, 02:00

Rennie Norquist is a recent law school graduate. She is employed at Dillard Dobbs Dooley & Duncan, LLP, a 200 lawyer firm. Rennie is well paid at $98,000 per year. However, she thinks she should be paid overtime for all the hours she works because she spends over 70 hours a week researching the law 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.

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  1. 15 February, 04:53
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    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:

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

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