No overtime pay with some driving jobs?

Fact Sheet #19: The Motor Carrier Exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) | U.S. Department of Labor (dol.gov)

since the 1930's truck drivers have been exempt

 

Im guilty of this, I don’t pay “Myself” overtime. Why should I ? ……. I don’t want to spoil myself.

 

Some states did attempt to overcome this provision but most were not very effective.

As I recall, NJ decided that anyone who's base pay was over 1.5 times the state minimum wage would still be exempt and this was back long before the current large bump in mumimum wages!

Mid 80's $11.00 bucks an hour base pay would meet the exemption so it was, and still is, pretty much just legiscritter toothless noise that stilled the issue.

 

if you did spoil your self Uncle Sam would just take more.

 

I applied for a job hauling sod. I was told agriculture doesn't pay OT.

I'm guessing that probably applies to all the farms that put food on our table also. Those jobs that Americans don't want.

Congress passed a new law though that takes effect in August 1. IIRC. You all will have to decide if it will help truckers. It's supposed to add a million jobs and increase the pay for OT. And I think it includes 8 hours instead of 40 hours.

 

which law?

 

You can't google?

Actually it says DOL.
And july 1.

 

No company is prohibited from paying OT. Federal law exempts trucking since 1930s. The theory being if OT pay was required undue pressure would be put on drivers to hurry up to avoid OT.