Split 6th Circuit Reverses Ruling That Worker With Guaranteed Pay Was ‘Salaried’

( April 4, 2025, 1:54 PM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — A worker who was guaranteed pay each week equivalent to eight hours of work and then was paid his hourly amount for any work performed in excess of eight hours was not properly classified as a “salaried” worker exempt from overtime pay, a split Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled, reversing a trial court’s decision....