If you google dol overtime settlement you can find hundreds of millions of dollars in settlements very quickly Past that, maybe your employer is a fool or maybe the employer is a knave Most of them were through the misuse of the outside sales exception (financial services, mortage industry and others), although other exempt exceptions have have been involved.
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Or just home document violations, such as unpaid overtime
When you eventually leave this employer, and you probably will, file a wage claim on your way out the door