Olivia is a full-time coder paid hourly. Her supervisor asked her to stay for one additional hour, but tells Olivia there is no money in the budget for overtime pay. Olivia's supervisor gives her a Target gift card instead. This is violation of which federal statute?

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Rebecca Lowery

16 August, 16:31

Olivia is a full-time coder paid hourly. Her supervisor asked her to stay for one additional hour, but tells Olivia there is no money in the budget for overtime pay. Olivia's supervisor gives her a Target gift card instead. This is violation of which federal statute?

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Judah Pruitt · Answer 1

The Fair Labor Standards Act

Explanation:

Based on the information provided within the question it can be said that the federal statute being violated is The Fair Labor Standards Act or FLSA for short. This act deals with establishing minimum wages pay rates, overtime pay, record keeping, and even child labor standards for any and all full-time or part-time employees. Once of which is that if an employee works above the maximum weekly hours then they must get paid overtime. Which Olivia's supervisor violated by not paying her overtime and instead giving her a gift card.