This is not quite true. To be exempt from overtime, the position has to pay that much and meet a set of requirements[0]. The inflated "manager" titles are not

This is not quite true. To be exempt from overtime, the position has to pay that much and meet a set of requirements[0]. The inflated "manager" titles are not just to dupe the employee, they're an attempt to skirt Federal labor laws, which is why the article mentions companies losing lawsuits over this practice. 0: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/17a-overtime https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/17a-overtime "However, Section 13(a)(1) of the FLSA provides an exemption from both minimum wage and overtime pay for employees employed as bona fide executive, administrative, professional and outside sales employees... Job titles do not determine exempt status. In order for an exemption to apply, an employee’s specific job duties and salary must meet all the requirements of the Department’s regulations."