You can get a modest 1600-2000sqft house in one of the middle class Boston suburbs - that is, assuming 250-300K is your annual household income and not total house budget.

Is he missing in general? Or just the police are looking for him for something else?

*FLSA. FMLA is the Family Medical Leave Act. FLSA is the Fair Labor Standards Act which governs things like required overtime compensation for non-exempt employees.

If they are considered exempt then they don't get OT.

>Long story short, my supervisor is a moron that will eventually get our work into some OSHA violation because some workers are working more than 40 hours per week and not getting paid overtime for those hours.

This isn't an OSHA issue, it's a DOL issue. OSHA is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

You mention your co-worker was recently promoted. If they were promoted to a salaried/exempt position, they are not required to be paid OT for hours worked beyond 40.

If working around chemicals until 8 pm, alone, were illegal, every university PhD program would be in violation. Speak with your coworker if you’re concerned for their safety, even urge them to have a plan with EH&S in case something happens while they’re working late. But there’s nothing illegal about working a few extra hours. I hope their salary increase is enough to compensate them fairly for the extra hours.

But a lot of people do send their kids to school in Pittsfield. Not everybody can afford to live in the safest town, with the best schools. A lot of people live in Pittsfield and Springfield and Holyoke and Chicopee and lead happy lives and their children do well in school.

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Their promotion could have moved them from hourly to salaried status. The work day in my last job was 6 AM to 1 AM but I took naps and ran errands during the day. The reason for the long workday was that my team was scattered around the world and we had to have meetings between people on the teams. The work was 24 hours too.

It depends if they are exempt or non-exempt (from the FMLA). Generally, hourly workers are non-exempt and salaried exempt, but there can also be salaried non-exempt or hourly exempt.

If they are exempt, they don't have any limits on how long they can work. If non-exempt, they must be paid overtime (generally 1.5x their wage) above 40 hours/week. If they aren't being compensated for overtime, they can file a complaint with the Attorney General. I'd also advise they consult an labor attorney.

Alternatively, if your friend is covered by a union, he should consult with their union rep. Their contract may have protections in place.

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> Bit of an awkward typo, it should be “dyed red”. From briefly skimming, I saw the word died and assumed the worst.

I copied and pasted their notice and didn't even know they had mistyped that (as seen in the screenshot, too).

I have "fixed" it here. Thanks for pointing it out.

Found the douche

THIS: " I know it’s not my business to tell them how long they can work each day,"

Let it go, focus on your own performance. What your co-worker does on his own time is none of your business. Keep it up and you will be looking for a new job. I'm serious.

Then they can work as much as they choose.

Salary

It depends. Are they hourly or salary?

Why are you talking to the supervisor without first talking to your coworker first? How do you know he’s not salaried or getting paid overtime if you haven’t spoken to them? If you actually care about your coworker you should be talking to them before trying to start shit with management since they’re the ones that are potentially impacted by your actions

Scroll down to Overtime Compensation

https://www.mass.gov/service-details/minimum-wage-and-overtime-information

It technically is, but OP asked for “safest places to live to raise a family”…that’s not Pittsfield. Especially the family part…I definitely wouldn’t send my kids to the Pittsfield schools.

Bit of an awkward typo, it should be “dyed red”. From briefly skimming, I saw the word died and assumed the worst.

Damn kids these days are big

The last I checked, Pittsfield was technically part of Massachusetts?

You did see that’s in Pittsfield, right?

The answer to your first question is no. They could be the only person in that facility at all hours that they are on site and it's not illegal.

The answer to your second question depends on if they are hourly or salary. If salary, it depends on if they are exempt or non-exempt.