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Professional Office Tasks and Overtime Pay Eligibility

In order for a professional worker to be entitled to overtime pay, the employee must work for a company that has an annual volume of sales of at least $500,000. These sales can be from one enterprise or many enterprises under the same corporation. The other way that a professional office worker is covered under the FLSA is if that employee engages in interstate commerce, the production of goods for interstate commerce, or in an occupation closely related.

But what does "engages in interstate commerce" actually mean? What if you sell insurance? Is that a "product" or does it qualify you for "interstate commerce?"

Let's take a closer look at some examples of professional office tasks that make an individual entitled to overtime in Houston , according to the U.S. Department of Labor:

• Conducting business over the telephone with interstate calls;

• Ordering goods from an out-of-state supplier;

• Managing credit card transactions, since this is considered interstate banking;

• Using the U.S. mail to conduct out-of-state business (common when handling insurance claims);

• Ordering goods from a company located outside of the state;

• Handling the bookkeeping for ordering and receiving out-of-state goods.

If you perform any of the above tasks for your job but have been told that you cannot collect overtime pay, you need information. Contact experienced Texas attorneys who help professional workers. Call Kennedy Hodges at 888.449.2068 for your free copy of Ten Biggest Mistakes That Can Hurt Your Wage and Overtime Claim. You also can fill out this online form to schedule your complimentary case evaluation.