As a RN hired as an hourly employee almost 6 years ago, can my status be changed to salary to cut overtime?

I work as a home health RN. Our office has always has some nurses working salaried and some working hourly. The manager informed staff last week that all RN's would be required to go salary by May 1.

All floor staff at the hospital work hourly - why would we be different? Also, if staff is required to go salaried, can we refuse to work over our set number of productivity?(Different visit types are weighted differently - required to meet productivity of 5 a day. ) Asked by mermoo 34 months ago Similar questions: RN hired hourly employee years ago status changed salary cut overtime Business > Jobs.

Similar questions: RN hired hourly employee years ago status changed salary cut overtime.

Careful.......................... I see a shady proposition coming up. If you get paid by hour then you will get overtime. If you are salaried (exempt is what we call in the regular industry) that means that you have to stay until the work is done.

You cannot watch the clock. And if you stay longer no overtime for you, baby. In a normal and fair situation, salaried is supposed to get the benefits to be getting the full salary even if they have to take off earlier or arrive late (lets say for a medical appointment) for any specific reason.

Back in 1991 I was a chemist hired to work in an office situation doing Domestic Exports for a major international company. Inside sales job, quotations and my territory was the Caribbean Islands and all freaking South America. Salaried job, not that well paid, promises of 6% increases per year, bonuses etc. Working hours.. supposed to be from 8:00AM to 4:30PM, 1 hour lunch.My inbox constantly overflowing (just as for the other 10 people that worked in that department)...... I decided to go a little earlier to get organized.................. to make a long story short........ I would work from 6:30Am to 6:30PM never making a dent. No extra pay, the offers of salary increases and bonuses were ficticious.

Staffing issues when the employer does not have enough people working. When a company wants to make such a change inevitably it is for their benefit not the worker's. Sometimes this can be repercussions caused by the professionals that "drag their feet" earning more hours then necessary.

Such as cleaning ladies: if you pay per hour...........it will take the whole day to do the work. If it is a fixed amount you will never be able to match the speed they clean (partially) your house. They want to do at least 2 houses a day.

I hope for you is a fair situation.In today's economy people are lucky to have a job. Good luck.

1 Yes, they can change you to salary. I have no idea why the staff at the hospital is treated differently. As for meeting the productivity, that is up to you and your boss.

I, personally, would NOT refuse to work in this day and age, when so many people are looking for jobs.

Yes, they can change you to salary. I have no idea why the staff at the hospital is treated differently. As for meeting the productivity, that is up to you and your boss.

I, personally, would NOT refuse to work in this day and age, when so many people are looking for jobs.

2 They can change your position from hourly to salary; however, unless you are in a management position, they will still need to pay you applicable overtime as defined by federal, state and local laws. Just because you go salaried does not meant they can stop paying you overtime if you work it.

They can change your position from hourly to salary; however, unless you are in a management position, they will still need to pay you applicable overtime as defined by federal, state and local laws. Just because you go salaried does not meant they can stop paying you overtime if you work it.

3 The IRS may have an opinion in this matter...Wouldn't hurt to check their website...

The IRS may have an opinion in this matter...Wouldn't hurt to check their website...

4 Look up exempt vs non-exempt and see if your position meets the description as to whether they should have to pay you overtime. A lot of companies try to get away with paying employees salary (making them exempt) and excluding them from overtime...it is probably the most often employee vs employer lawsuit brought to court and many times the employees win as the employers do not fully understand their rights as they cannot just decide arbitrarily to make all of their employees exempt. flsa.com/coverage.htmlhttp://www.paychex... .

Look up exempt vs non-exempt and see if your position meets the description as to whether they should have to pay you overtime. A lot of companies try to get away with paying employees salary (making them exempt) and excluding them from overtime...it is probably the most often employee vs employer lawsuit brought to court and many times the employees win as the employers do not fully understand their rights as they cannot just decide arbitrarily to make all of their employees exempt. flsa.com/coverage.htmlhttp://www.paychex....

Why would a company switch a salary employee back to hourly.

My company changed my pay from salary to hourly how is the hourly rate determined.

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