I am a sales representative working in California - is my employer supposed to pay me overtime?

 

A: If you are a non-exempt employee the Fair Labor Standards Act states that you must be paid time-and-a-half for hours worked over 40 in a workweek.

Many sales representatives are not paid properly and some are misclassified as outside salespersons by their employer.    

The law determines whether you are an inside or outside salesperson in very specific ways, but sales people are often misclassified workers, just as independent contractors are often actually employees. Employers misclassify their workers for many reasons. In a bad economy, some employers misclassify workers to save money. Order our free wage and overtime book to find out how the salesperson laws affect you. You could be owed money by your employer.

Read more: Sales Employees: Do you know your Sales Classification? Find Out How FLSA protections affect you.
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