It’s not an uncommon belief: If you put your employees on salary, you won’t have to pay overtime. Like a lot of seemingly simple solutions, it’s wrong. That doesn’t keep it from being widespread, however.“Many employers, even sophisticated employers, make the mistake that simply paying people on a salaried basis exempts them from overtime,” says Wisconsin labor and employment lawyer Sean Scullen.There may be good reasons for switching someone from an hourly wage to an annual salary, but there are also serious pitfalls that could put your business at risk. So if you want to make the change just to
