Grayco Has Close to 1,000 Full-Time and Part-Time Employees Who

question 39

Multiple Choice

Grayco has close to 1,000 full-time and part-time employees who manufacture component parts for hand tools.The company policy states that part-time employees are not eligible for overtime pay,even if an employee works more than 40 hours during a particular week.Which of the following is most likely to be true in this case?

• A) Grayco has not violated the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 because part-time employees are by definition exempt from overtime pay.
• B) Grayco has not violated the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 because private employers are not covered under the act.
• C) Grayco has violated the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 because all of its employees are covered by the act and are entitled to overtime pay.
• D) Grayco has violated the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 because the law prohibits an employer from requiring employees to work over 40 hours per week.

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