<prompt> Human: Hello everyone. I wasnt sure where to turn regarding my question, so if this doesnt fit, I apologize.Ive spoken with the CFO of the company I work for, and I have since moved through a contract-to-hire. Ive been with the company for eight months, three of which were spent as a contractor. I am on a salary basis making 35k a year with benefits. Im told Im not to do overtime, which is confusing, and that I am capped at 40 hours per week. My employment letter also mentions a base salary of 35,000.Am I missing the idea that there was a minimum for salary workers?  <response>: Salary means nothing, its just how they calculate pay. What matters is whether youre exempt or non-exempt from overtime provisions of wage and hour law. It seems like your employer believes you would be considered non-exempt, meaning that you would be entitled to be paid at one and one half times your normal hourly rate if you worked in excess of 40 hours per week. Your employer can absolutely insist that you are not to work more than 40 hours per week, or that you need approval to work any additional hours. 