The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-22
Ne1U Minimum, Wage Orders Affecting
Hundreds OF Workers Here Explained
Chamber Special Booklet Containing
All Regulations Effective
in Connecticut Monday, June !.

given establishment will operate un-
der one standard work-week. IN
der the second, the adult males In
the same establishment may oper.
ate under o different standard
work-week.
Q. Is there no variation, then,
as between individuals or as be-
tween occupations?
A. No.
Q. How, then, Is an employer
going to determine his standard
work-week for men, when male
salespeople and male shipping
clerks may be working different
hours? or among women, when fe-
male clerks and female elevator
operators are on different sched-
ules?
A. That point has not been
clarified. Presumably the schedule
Of the majority in each group will
control.
Overtime
Q. What is the overtime require
ment?
A. Overtime must be paid for
time worked in excess Of the stand
ard work-week.
Q. At what rate?
A. At the regular hourly rate,
which is the employees regular
weekly wage divided by the num-
Der of hours in the employees stand
ard work-week.
@. To employees receiving above
the minimum also?
A. Yes.
Q. How about executives?
A. Overtime Is not mandatory
in the case Of employees engaged in
bona flde executive capacity and
receiving $35 a week or more.
Q. Does that cover executives
who also perform non-executive
duties?
A. Only II the time spent in
non executive tasks does not exceed
20 per cent Of the weekly hours
worked by the non-exempt en-
ployes.
Q. What are the other tests of
employees engaged In bona fide
executive capacity?
A. All these conditions, plus the
ones just stated, must be present
before an employee qualities under
this exceptionally the primary
duty Of managing the establish
ment or q customarily recognized
department or subdivision there
Of; q customary and regular direc.
ton of the work Of other employees
therein; 81 authority to hire or
fire, or a voice In that regard; ~
customary and regular exercise Of
discretionary powers.
@. Are there any other excep-
lions to the overtime requirement
for the supervisory star?
A. Yes. Administrative and pro-
fessiorlal employees are excepted.
Q. What is the salary qualiflca-
ton for them?
A. They must be compensated
on a salary or fee basis at q rate
not less than 5000 per month, ex-
elusive of board, lodging, or other
facilities.
@. What are the other tests for
qualifying as an administrative"
employee?
A. Non manual service which
requires the exercise of discretion
and independent judgment (a)
regularly and directly assisting an
executive or administrative en-
ploye: or (b) performing, only I'M
der general supervision, responsible
Office or field work directly relayed
to management policies or general
business operations, along spe-
cialized or technical lines requiring
special train, experience, or knowl-
edge: or (c) executing, only under
general supervision, special assign
ments and tasks directly related to
management policies or general
business operations.
@. What about the worker who
nuts in time not required BY the
employer?
A. The order covers persons
permitted to work" as well as those
required to do so.
q. Is there any daily ceiling on
hours before overtime begins2
O. How about minors9
A. Through legislative error,
the statute governing maximum
hours for minors in mercantile es-
adjustments was repealed without
q substitute, 30 the hours II minors
today aer not regulated, except for
the prohibition on night work after
10 p. m.
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