<prompt> Human: Hi folks-My fiance just received a job offer from an automation company. He is currently studying to be a mechanical engineer and will graduate this semester.The offer stated they would pay him 25hour while hes still part-time finishing up school, then when he got to full-time and had some training under his belt, they would re-evaluate the wage.He is concerned about the phrase training under his belt which I kind of feel is silly because that seems normal to me, AND he is concerned because apparently ALL of this companys Mechanical Design Engineers are paid on an hourly basis as opposed to salaried. The HR person stated this was because of labor laws in Wisconsin. They often have 45 hour work weeks. I have no idea if this is legit or not, but I figured I would utilize my Reddit connections to help set his mind at ease hopefully. I have told him to ask all the questions he has regarding benefits and wages...etc. That he doesnt have to accept anything until he is comfortable with the answers he has.But does anyone here have any knowledge about this labor law policy?  <response>: This is not unusual or illegal. So far none of the comments are particularly accurate with respect to salary vs hourly and the availability of overtime pay. Employees are classified as hourly nonexempt eligible for OT by default unless they meet certain criteria. If you really want to learn about it, heres a link. 