Below Is an Outline of Critical Mississippi Overtime Law Components.
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Note: New legislation, high court rulings (federal court decisions included), ballot initiatives, and other influences can change state laws. Please refer to a qualified attorney or complete your own research to verify the laws in your state to ensure accuracy.
If you are a police officer or firefighter, then you are covered by Mississippi state overtime laws that allow for overtime compensation in these positions. Under this law, the state can pay firefighters and police officers for any work required of them outside of their normal hours. While “normal hours” remain undefined in the statute, it is important to note that these employees are prohibited from working on jobs unrelated to their main job during normal working hours.
Some employees may be eligible for holiday pay if they are paid for time not normally worked on official holidays. Throughout Mississippi, several employers provide this benefit to their employees. This additional pay does not count as overtime pay, however. It’s important to note that this means employees who are compensated for their holiday pay will not earn that pay at the overtime rate, even if it is over the 40 hours worked in a single workweek. Some employees pay more during those holiday hours, so please keep that in mind.
State and federal laws concerning overtime pay are complex and are subject to change. It always helps to have a professional there to help. If you feel that you or someone you care about has not been properly compensated, then please get in touch with the Lemberg Law legal team today. Complete our form for a FREE case evaluation, or call 475-277-2200 NOW. You may be entitled to compensation for damages, injuries, or lost wages for federal and state wage law violations.
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The chicken plants in Mississippi or not only way underpaying us but they are also not giving us our overtime pay while forcing us to work overtime.
I have been working for my current employer now for over a month. When I started, I knew my job was going to be based on salaried pay. My current salary is $480 a week. Every week I have worked for this company has been for at least 45 hours or more, and yet my pay remains the same. I can recall that there was one week where I nearly worked 50 hours, but I still only made my $480 salary. I am not in an administrative or executive position, so my question is shouldn’t I be getting paid some kind of overtime for working more than 40 hours a week?