Quote Originally Posted by flipture
If your boss says you have to limit your hours to 40 a week, jsut do that. Don't work more since he/she is not paying you overtime... If he says you can't work more than 40 hours, you have no legal recourse... seems pretty simple to me...

I think she is saying he owes her overtime pay from a previous pay period. Her boss does not have to provide overtime, but if it is mandatory as a basis of employment, he must pay her the OT rate above the 40 hours. Now, this is assuming she is non-management and non-exempt. If he doesn't have the cash to pay you ask for an extra day off.