Yes. Companies tend to abuse this in some cases and in other cases it's more lenient. Currently I will work overtime, without pay, if I project requires it. I w

Yes. Companies tend to abuse this in some cases and in other cases it's more lenient. Currently I will work overtime, without pay, if I project requires it. I will also take a few hours to go to a doctor appointment during the day. So it balances out. Previously I had to work over 50-60 hours regularly without over time pay. That probably goes against what is expected of an "exempt" employee and I probably should have been compensated. I left that position for obvious reasons. Generally in the US if you are paid a guaranteed yearly salary, meaning not paid hourly, you do not get overtime pay. One exception I've experience is in retail. For example the manager of our deli department would get paid 1/2 time (not time + 1/2) for overtime.