Jeremiah Is a Salaried Exempt Worker Whose Standard Workday Consists

question 52

Multiple Choice

Jeremiah is a salaried exempt worker whose standard workday consists of eight-hour shifts. During a workweek, he exceeded eight hours of work on two separate days but did not exceed 40 hours during the work week. What is the FLSA provision for the time that he worked past eight hours in a single day?

• A)He will receive no additional compensation for the extra time worked.
• B)He must alert his manager of the extra time on the next business day.
• C)He must be compensated at overtime rates for any hours past eight in a single day.
• D)He must reduce the time he works on subsequent days.

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