<prompt> Human: So I was a manager at a small theater that was locally owned. I made 10hr. Over the summer the other manager quit so I had to work 5 days of 13 hours. I had two checks that were over 1000 with 120 hours each check two weeks were a pay period. I received no overtime and when I asked my boss he said that there was a law passed where minimum wage workers dont have to be paid overtime. I live in Alabama. Is this true?? I dont think I was a minimum wage worker since I was making 10hr. Should I hire a lawyer to look at this? I didnt question it further because I didnt want him to get angry and fire me but Ive since quit and want to know. EDIT: To add to this all, me working those 120 hour two week periods put me over 9000 and Im getting back barely half of my taxes that I was supposed to. Also no, he doesnt owe me any money and I did all that work for him just to be treated like actual crap by this rude old man. I hate people. I hate taxes.  <response>: It seems like you are not entitled to it because youre a movie theater employee.But in general, Id say a good overall strategy would be to talk to your boss about something like this before you take on the extra hours. When the other manager quit and your boss puts you on the schedule for all the extra hours, just say something like Sure, Ill be happy to step up, but Ill be getting overtime pay for that, right? Your boss is over the barrel because hes short staffed already, so hes pretty motivated to keep you from quitting too. Best to do this kind of thing over email too, so youve got a record of it if he says yes.The worst that could happen is that he says no, and if thats the case at least you wont be wondering and disappointed when you get your paycheck. 