<prompt> Human: The ceo once told me, and my foreman relativelt often talks about how OT pay pays less than regular because of increased tax. They give options to bank my overtime pay to take it out on a later date. So say i work a 50 hour week. I bank the 10 of OT, then say a month later we work only a 30 hour week. I can now unbank the 10 to get a 40 hour work week. 40 of regular hours. My unbanked doesnt go towards OT in this situation And i dont get raped by uncle samI tried explaining to my foreman that thats not how it works but he was adamant. Im not sure if they actually believe that or if theyre just trying to save money by not paying OT. Should I bother saying somehing next time my foremn brings it up to show him hows hes flat out wrong? What can I say to prove it, what sources?  <response>: If you are a W-2 worker, what your company is doing is illegal under the Fair Labor Standards Act FLSA. You cant bank or roll over OT hours beyond the week in which you worked those hours. If the Department of Labor gets a complaint, they will be liable for paying back wages to you and all other workers theyre pulling this nonsense on, and the DOL will fine the company and institute a corrective action plan. 