Hines V. State Room, Inc. Case Study

Directors who happen to work for more than forty hours in a week as demanded by law are entitled to compensation. This has to cover the amount of time and effort they have used to serve the organization or state agency to the best of their knowledge. Despite such directors being under the excluded job category, they still have to be paid for their services for having worked for extra hours. These directors, just like other categories of excluded employees are entitled to pay for having exceeded the weekly limit of forty hours. The Florida administrative code holds that the directors qualify for this form of compensation since they have invested their efforts and time for the agency. The agency is liable to pay these directors the required compensatory amount for the additional working hours performed by them in which they have worked for the development as well as the betterment of the agency and its procedures. Directors at the state agency qualify for overtime compensation based on the uniqueness of
In this case, former sales managers for State Room had accused the company of not paying them for the extra duties undertaken. The court held that these employees had no authority when it comes to the setting pieces or even enters into contracts unless the management has negotiated the favorable terms (Breger & Edles, 2015). The court further decided to rely on a previous decision to arrive at the new decision. The case under reference was Reich v John Alden Life Insurance Co 126 F.3d (1st Cir.1997). In this case, the plaintiff was marketing representatives who were tasked to work with an independent agent to sell the products of the company. They did not negotiate price terms or set any conditions. The court held that they were exempted from overtime pay since they were undertaking their duties in the normal