IANAL, but it might be, if she is an exempt employee. Exempt employees are not subject to overtime, minimum wage, meal period, or rest period protections. I s

IANAL, but it might be, if she is an exempt employee. Exempt employees are not subject to overtime, minimum wage, meal period, or rest period protections. I suppose the argument her boss would make is that as manager, she should hire and schedule more reliable employees to work those shifts.